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
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noun
, dē- \
noun
Examples of decapitate in a Sentence
a particularly gruesome series of murders in which the victims were decapitated
Recent Examples on the Web
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. 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, National Review, "The Dangerous Invective against Trump," 1 Aug. 2019 One of the few natural predators of live lubbers is the shrike, a small bird that can decapitate the grasshoppers with its beak or impale them on thorns or barbed-wire fences. — Adriana Brasileiro, orlandosentinel.com, "Monster grasshoppers swarm Everglades," 19 July 2019 Officials say 58 people were decapitated or asphyxiated by the fire. — Washington Post, "In Brazil, tough-on-crime approach packs prisons," 1 Aug. 2019 Most of the inmates were killed by asphyxiation caused by a fire, but 16 were decapitated. — The Economist, "Politics this week," 1 Aug. 2019 At least 16 of the victims were decapitated, authorities said. — Terrence Mccoy And, BostonGlobe.com, "Dozens of inmates killed in Brazil prison riot," 29 July 2019 The Kansas waterslide on which a 10-year-old boy was decapitated two years ago will be demolished later this year, officials announced Thursday. — Samuel Chamberlain, Fox News, "Kansas water park to tear down slide 2 years after boy's beheading," 12 July 2018These 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
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noun
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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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