decapitate
verb
de·cap·i·tate
| \ di-ˈka-pə-ˌtāt
, dē-\
, dē-\
decapitated;
decapitating
Definition of decapitate
: to cut off the head of : behead
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Other Words from decapitate
decapitation
\ di-ˌka-pə-ˈtā-shən
, dē- \
noun
, dē- \
noun
decapitator
\ di-ˈka-pə-ˌtā-tər
, dē- \
noun
, dē- \
noun
Examples of decapitate in a Sentence
a particularly gruesome series of murders in which the victims were decapitated
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Similar incidents have long turned up in Europe, where there are many accounts of corpses being dug up, burned, rearranged, decapitated or having stakes driven through them. — Author: Michael E. Ruane, Anchorage Daily News, "Remains of an American ‘vampire’ were found about 30 years ago. Now DNA is giving him new life.," 1 Aug. 2019 Similar incidents have long turned up in Europe, where there are many accounts of corpses being dug up, burned, rearranged, decapitated or having stakes driven through them. — Michael E. Ruane, courant.com, "A ‘vampire’s’ remains were found about 30 years ago in Connecticut. Now DNA is giving him new life.," 31 July 2019 Similar incidents have long turned up in Europe, where there are many accounts of corpses being dug up, burned, rearranged, decapitated or having stakes driven through them. — oregonlive.com, "A ‘vampire’s’ remains were found about 30 years ago. Now DNA is giving him new life.," 31 July 2019 At least 57 inmates were killed in a Brazil prison riot, with 16 victims decapitated. — Petra Cahill, NBC News, "#GilroyStrong, Olympic Committee 'failed' athletes & Democrats debate: The Morning Rundown," 30 July 2019 The male dogs, both weighing over 80 pounds, had been decapitated and discarded. — Washington Post, "Southern Maryland crime report," 25 July 2019 Paulino's body was discovered on the bank of the Merrimack River in December 2016, decapitated and missing his hands. — Laura Ly, CNN, "Massachusetts teen sentenced to life in prison in classmate's beheading," 9 July 2019 The findings could even inspire robots that navigate the world like the mantises—save for grabbing prey with spiky arms and decapitating them. — Matt Simon, WIRED, "Why These Praying Mantises Are Wearing Itty-Bitty 3D Glasses," 9 Aug. 2019 Since then, Hollywood and the entertainment industry have been in constant competition to imagine the most gruesome way of killing off Trump — stabbing, blowing up, burning, shooting, suffocating, decapitating or beating. — Victor Davis Hanson, The Mercury News, "Hanson: Menacing invective against Trump creates scary climate," 1 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'decapitate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for decapitate
decapitate
verb
English Language Learners Definition of decapitate
: to cut off the head of (a person or animal)
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decapitate
verb
de·cap·i·tate
| \ di-ˈka-pə-ˌtāt
\
\
decapitated;
decapitating
Kids Definition of decapitate
: to cut off the head of : behead
decapitate
transitive verb
de·cap·i·tate
| \ di-ˈkap-ə-ˌtāt
\
\
decapitated;
decapitating
Medical Definition of decapitate
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to cut off the head of
Other Words from decapitate
decapitation
\ -ˌkap-ə-ˈtā-shən
\
noun
\
noun
decapitate
adjective
de·cap·i·tate
| \ -ə-ˌtāt
, -ət-ət
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, -ət-ət
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Medical Definition of decapitate (Entry 2 of 2)
: relating to or being a decapitated experimental animal
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