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de⋅cap⋅i⋅tate

  [di-kap-i-teyt]
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–verb (used with object), -tat⋅ed, -tat⋅ing.
to cut off the head of; behead: Many people were decapitated during the French Revolution.
Origin:
1605–15; < LL dēcapitātus, ptp. of dēcapitāre, equiv. to dē- de- + capit- (s. of caput) head + -ātus -ate

Related forms:
de⋅cap⋅i⋅ta⋅tion, noun
de⋅cap⋅i⋅ta⋅tor, noun
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de·cap·i·tate   (dĭ-kāp'ĭ-tāt')   
tr.v.   de·cap·i·tat·ed, de·cap·i·tat·ing, de·cap·i·tates
To cut off the head of; behead.

[Late Latin dēcapitāre, dēcapitāt- : Latin dē-, de- + Latin caput, capit-, head; see kaput- in Indo-European roots.]
de·cap'i·ta'tion n., de·cap'i·ta'tor n.
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Word Origin & History

decapitate 
1611, from Fr. decapiter, from L.L. decapitatus pp. of decapitare, from L. de- "off" + caput (gen. capitis) "head" (see head).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1de·cap·i·tate
Pronunciation: di-'kap-&-"tAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -tat·ed;-tat·ing
: to cut off the head of —de·cap·i·ta·tion /-"kap-&-'tA-sh&n/ noun

Main Entry: 2de·cap·i·tate
Pronunciation: -&-"tAt, -&t-&t
Function: adjective
: relating to or being adecapitated experimental animal
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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