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decapitate

UK
/dɪˈkæpɪteɪt/
US
/dɪˈkæpɪˌteɪt/

Translations

decapitateverb
decapitated
Past Simple
decapitated
Past Participle
decapitating
Gerund
UK
/dɪˈkæpɪteɪt/
US
/dɪˈkæpɪˌteɪt/
The executioner was ordered to decapitate the prisoner.
Палачу было приказано обезглавить заключенного.
Synonyms
behead
execute
cut off the head of
remove the head of
slay

Definitions

decapitateverb
To cut off the head of a person or animal.
The executioner was ordered to decapitate the prisoner at dawn.
To undermine or remove the leadership or top management of an organization or group.
The scandal threatened to decapitate the company's board of directors.
To remove the uppermost part of something, such as the blossom of a flower or the crown of a tree, by cutting it off.
The gardener accidentally decapitated several tulips while trimming the hedge.
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