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decapitating

UK
/dɪˈkæpɪteɪtɪŋ/
US
/dɪˈkæpɪˌteɪtɪŋ/

Translations

decapitatingnoun
Gerund: the act or process of removing a head.
Synonyms
head-chopping
execution by beheading
decollation
beheading
decapitation
decapitatinggerund / present participle
UK
/dɪˈkæpɪteɪtɪŋ/
US
/dɪˈkæpɪteɪtɪŋ/
Present-participle adjective meaning ‘that cuts off heads’ or figuratively removes leadership.
The decapitating blow was swift and precise.
Обезглавливающий удар был быстрым и точным.
Synonyms
beheading
severing
head-lopping
head-chopping
decollating
guillotining
decapitateverb

decapitating

Gerund

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
execute
behead
cut off the head of
remove the head of
slay

Definitions

decapitatingnoun
The act or process of cutting off a head; decapitation.
Public decapitating was used as a deterrent in medieval times.
decapitatinggerund / present participle
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.
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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