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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DECAPITATE

From Late Latin dēcapitāre, from Latin de- + caput head.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DECAPITATE

decapitate  [dɪˈkæpɪˌteɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DECAPITATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Decapitate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb decapitate in English.

WHAT DOES DECAPITATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

decapitate

Decapitation

Decapitation is the separation of the head from the body. Beheading typically refers to the act of intentional decapitation, e.g., as a means of murder or execution; it may be accomplished, for example, with an axe, sword, knife, wire, or by other more sophisticated means such as a guillotine. An executioner carrying out decapitations is called a headsman. Accidental decapitation can be the result of an explosion, car or industrial accident, improperly administered execution by hanging or other violent injury. Suicide by decapitation is rare, but not unknown. The national laws of Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Iran, and Qatar permit beheading, but Saudi Arabia is the only country that continues to behead its offenders. The word decapitation can also refer, on occasion, to the removal of the head from a body that is already dead. This might be done to take the head as a trophy, for public display, to make the deceased more difficult to identify, for cryonics or for other reasons.

Definition of decapitate in the English dictionary

The definition of decapitate in the dictionary is to behead.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DECAPITATE

PRESENT

Present
I decapitate
you decapitate
he/she/it decapitates
we decapitate
you decapitate
they decapitate
Present continuous
I am decapitating
you are decapitating
he/she/it is decapitating
we are decapitating
you are decapitating
they are decapitating
Present perfect
I have decapitated
you have decapitated
he/she/it has decapitated
we have decapitated
you have decapitated
they have decapitated
Present perfect continuous
I have been decapitating
you have been decapitating
he/she/it has been decapitating
we have been decapitating
you have been decapitating
they have been decapitating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I decapitated
you decapitated
he/she/it decapitated
we decapitated
you decapitated
they decapitated
Past continuous
I was decapitating
you were decapitating
he/she/it was decapitating
we were decapitating
you were decapitating
they were decapitating
Past perfect
I had decapitated
you had decapitated
he/she/it had decapitated
we had decapitated
you had decapitated
they had decapitated
Past perfect continuous
I had been decapitating
you had been decapitating
he/she/it had been decapitating
we had been decapitating
you had been decapitating
they had been decapitating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will decapitate
you will decapitate
he/she/it will decapitate
we will decapitate
you will decapitate
they will decapitate
Future continuous
I will be decapitating
you will be decapitating
he/she/it will be decapitating
we will be decapitating
you will be decapitating
they will be decapitating
Future perfect
I will have decapitated
you will have decapitated
he/she/it will have decapitated
we will have decapitated
you will have decapitated
they will have decapitated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been decapitating
you will have been decapitating
he/she/it will have been decapitating
we will have been decapitating
you will have been decapitating
they will have been decapitating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would decapitate
you would decapitate
he/she/it would decapitate
we would decapitate
you would decapitate
they would decapitate
Conditional continuous
I would be decapitating
you would be decapitating
he/she/it would be decapitating
we would be decapitating
you would be decapitating
they would be decapitating
Conditional perfect
I would have decapitate
you would have decapitate
he/she/it would have decapitate
we would have decapitate
you would have decapitate
they would have decapitate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been decapitating
you would have been decapitating
he/she/it would have been decapitating
we would have been decapitating
you would have been decapitating
they would have been decapitating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you decapitate
we let´s decapitate
you decapitate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to decapitate
Past participle
decapitated
Present Participle
decapitating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DECAPITATE


acetate
ˈæsɪˌteɪt
agitate
ˈædʒɪˌteɪt
capacitate
kəˈpæsɪˌteɪt
capitate
ˈkæpɪˌteɪt
crepitate
ˈkrɛpɪˌteɪt
decrepitate
dɪˈkrɛpɪˌteɪt
facilitate
fəˈsɪlɪˌteɪt
gravitate
ˈɡrævɪˌteɪt
hesitate
ˈhɛzɪˌteɪt
imitate
ˈɪmɪˌteɪt
irritate
ˈɪrɪˌteɪt
meditate
ˈmɛdɪˌteɪt
multicapitate
ˌmʌltɪˈkæpɪˌteɪt
necessitate
nɪˈsɛsɪˌteɪt
palmitate
ˈpælmɪˌteɪt
palpitate
ˈpælpɪˌteɪt
precipitate
prɪˈsɪpɪˌteɪt
rehabilitate
ˌriːəˈbɪlɪˌteɪt
stipitate
ˈstɪpɪˌteɪt
triacetate
traɪˈæsɪˌteɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DECAPITATE

decani
decanically
decanoic acid
decant
decant tenant
decantate
decantation
decanter
decapitalise
decapitalize
decapitation
decapitator
decapod
decapodal
decapodan
decapodous
Decapolis
decapsulate
decapsulation
decarb

WORDS THAT END LIKE DECAPITATE

cavitate
cogitate
cryoprecipitate
debilitate
delimitate
digitate
estate
excogitate
expeditate
felicitate
habilitate
incapacitate
interdigitate
militate
nobilitate
premeditate
quantitate
regurgitate
resuscitate
sanitate
suscitate

Synonyms and antonyms of decapitate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DECAPITATE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «decapitate» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of decapitate

Translation of «decapitate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DECAPITATE

Find out the translation of decapitate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of decapitate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «decapitate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

斩首
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

decapitar
570 millions of speakers

English

decapitate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सिर काटना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قطع رأس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

обезглавить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

decapitar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কতল করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

décapiter
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Memecahkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

enthaupten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

首を切る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

참수되다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Decapitate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

decapitate
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தலையை வெட்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शिरच्छेद करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

başını kesmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

decapitare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ściąć
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

обезголовити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

decapita
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποκεφαλίσει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onthoof
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

decapitate
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

halshogge
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of decapitate

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DECAPITATE»

The term «decapitate» is quite widely used and occupies the 48.111 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DECAPITATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «decapitate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «decapitate» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about decapitate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DECAPITATE»

Discover the use of decapitate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to decapitate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Rotarian
Decapitate one who loves and leave above. 2. Decapitate an oblong piece of cloth worn around the neck by a priest and leave small rodents. 3. Decapitate infirm and leave the great river of Egypt. 4. Decapitate an act forbidden by law and ...
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Language Science and Language technology in Africa
Line 2 A-B-C translates as: “lf not, you could decapitate your father; you decapitate your father, and you and i go home.” Line 3 A-B-C translates as: ''If not, you could decapitate yourself; you decapitate yourself, and. 107 Theoraturegrammar ...
Steve Ndinga-Koumba-Binza, Sonja E Bosch, 2012
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Vocabulary Dictionary and Workbook: 2,856 Words You Must Know
decapitate (di-KAP-i-tāt) vb. To decapitate someone is to cut off his head. Not many people know that the guillotine, a machine that uses a large, heavy, falling blade to decapitate people, was devised by a humanitarian French doctor— Joseph ...
Mark Phillips, 2006
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Foetal and Neonatal Physiology: Proceedings of the Sir ...
The fractional increase in insulin released in 3.0 mg glucose/ml from 121 to 210 min compared with that released in 0.6 mg glucose/ml from 31 to 120 min revealed no difference between decapitate and control pancreas in four experiments.
‎1973
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A Grammar of Tukang Besi
Po'oli no-po-'awa-'awa-mo na finish 3R-REC-RED-get-PF NOM mai ako na-s[um] umbele- 'e ANA for 3I-decapitate.SI-3OBJ NOM La Tortoise Then all these monkeys assembled to decapitate Tortoise.' ndoke-ndoke RED-monkey na La ...
Mark Donohue, 1999
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The Reading Teacher's Word-a-Day: 180 Ready-to-Use Lessons ...
47. decapitate. /dee. cap. uh. tate. /dikap'ita ̄t'. Decapitate is a nice way of saying to cut off someone's head, or “to kill by beheading.” Historically, it was a common way of killing, and unfortunately some of the “old days” are still with us. capitol ...
Edward B. Fry, Ph.D., 2008
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To the Point: A Dictionary of Concise Writing
The United Nations GeneralAssembly recently declared 1990 to 2000 to be the International Decade ofNatural Disaster Reduction. decapitate . . . (the) head (of) behead/decapitate. • I never could watch my father decapitate the heads of our ...
Robert Hartwell Fiske, 2014
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From Whorf to Montague: Explorations in the Theory of Language
For lexicographers, this has the practical consequence that the meanings of words like bury or decapitate should not be specified as implying the notion of death but merely as 'put underground' for bury and 'sever the head (from a body)' for ...
Pieter A. M. Seuren, 2013
9
The Five Points Concluded
I don't know what demons possessed me! O, Billy, I beg mercy! Mercy!” On all fours, he cowered behind the bed, out of the view of the audience. “No mercy for you, Wally,” Billy announced. “I will decapitate your hand!” “What!?” Baby—Face  ...
Rocco Dormarunno, 2003
10
The Dictionary of Concise Writing: More Than 10,000 ...
In spite ofover ayear ofunusual trading in “Inside Wall Street” highlighted stocks, BW amazingly did not alert the New York Stock Exchange or the Securities & Exchange Commission. decapitate ... (the) head (of) behead; decapitate. I I never  ...
Robert Hartwell Fiske, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DECAPITATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term decapitate is used in the context of the following news items.
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Nigerias President Opens the Door to Talks With Boko Whom?
... he said in the statement “the machinery put in place, and which will be set in motion soon, can only devastate and decapitate insurgency.”. «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
2
Boko Haram Isn't Waiting; Why Should Our Government? By Okey …
The machinery put in place, and which will be set in motion soon, can only devastate and decapitate insurgency. It is multinational in nature, ... «SaharaReporters.com, Jul 15»
3
Is the Muslim Brotherhood Plotting to Retake Egypt?
He has also issued public calls for a “revolution that would decapitate heads.” On the same day that MB leaders were killed for allegedly ... «theTrumpet.com, Jul 15»
4
HSBC workers fired after filming mock ISIS beheading as team …
Sickening footage that emerged Monday showed five HSBC workers in Britain pretending to decapitate a co-worker while screaming out ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
5
Nigerian government ready to talk to Boko Haram
He also said that a multinational force in place with the power to "devastate and decapitate" the insurgency would soon be set in motion. «Deutsche Welle, Jul 15»
6
Emirati driver 'attacked with sword' after road dispute
One of the two returned to the Emirati man and threatened to decapitate him, hitting him on the head and shoulder. They fled after smashing the ... «ArabianBusiness.com, Jul 15»
7
Islamic State Attacks Israel From Egypt, Tries To Expand Caliphate …
The new spokesman for the Muslim Brotherhood, Mohammad Montasser, even called for “a revolution that would decapitate heads.”. «Western Journalism, Jul 15»
8
CommentGreferendum delivers a No: analysts react
A haircut on deposits could decapitate popular support for further grandstanding at the negotiating table. To abuse the already abused ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
9
How Obama Can Build on His Winning Streak
He failed, but did decapitate the manager of a transportation company and unfurl two Islamic banners. A little while later, a suicide bomber in ... «RealClearPolitics, Jul 15»
10
Monday Mail: New drug may cause flashbacks
Some patients taking Tryidol may grow crab claws for hands and accidentally decapitate themselves putting on ties. • Tryidol is a hormone ... «Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Jul 15»

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