Definitions for decapitate
dɪˈkæp ɪˌteɪtde·cap·i·tate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. decapitate, behead, decollateverb

   cut the head of

   "the French King was beheaded during the Revolution"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. decapitateverb

   To remove the head of.

2. Etymology: From décapiter, from decapitare, from de- + caput.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Decapitateverb

   To behead.

   Etymology: decapito, Latin.

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1. decapitate

   Decapitate generally means to remove the head from the body, typically referring to a violent or brutal act.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Decapitateverb

   to cut off the head of; to behead

2. Decapitateverb

   to remove summarily from office

3. Etymology: [LL. decapitatus, p. p. of decapitare; L. de- + caput head. See Chief.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Decapitate

   de-kap′i-tāt, v.t. to take the head from: to behead.—n. Decapitā′tion. [Low L. decapitāre—L. de, from, and caput, capitis, the head.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of decapitate in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of decapitate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of decapitate in a Sentence

1. President Barack Obama:

   I don't think they're gaining strength, what is true, from the start our goal has been first to contain and we have contained them. They have not gained ground in Iraq and in Syria. They'll come in. They'll leave. But you don't see this systemic march by ISIL across the terrain. What we have not yet been able to do is to completely decapitate their command and control structures. We've made some progress in trying to reduce the flow of foreign fighters.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=decapitate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Decapitate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=decapitate
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decapitate
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=decapitate
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=decapitate