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decapitating

/dɪˈkæpɪteɪtɪŋ/

/dɪˈkæpɪˌteɪtɪŋ/

decapitatingnoun

Gerund: the act or process of removing a head.

Definitions

The act or process of cutting off a head; decapitation.

Public decapitating was used as a deterrent in medieval times.

Synonyms

head-chopping

execution by beheading

decollation

beheading

decapitation

decapitatinggerund / present participle

/dɪˈkæpɪteɪtɪŋ/

Present-participle adjective meaning ‘that cuts off heads’ or figuratively removes leadership.

Translations

обезглавливающий

The decapitating blow was swift and precise.

Обезглавливающий удар был быстрым и точным.

Definitions

Causing or capable of causing the removal of a head.

The decapitating blow of the guillotine was swift and final.

Metaphorically removing the leadership or highest level of an organization or group.

The decapitating strategy aimed to dismantle the company's management structure.

Synonyms

decapitateverb

decapitating

Gerund

decapitated

Past Simple

decapitated

Past Participle

decapitating

Gerund

/dɪˈkæpɪteɪt/

/dɪˈkæpɪˌteɪt/

Translations

обезглавить

The executioner was ordered to decapitate the prisoner.

Палачу было приказано обезглавить заключенного.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

execute

behead

cut off the head of

remove the head of

slay