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decollate

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de⋅col⋅late

1  [di-kol-eyt]
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–verb (used with object), -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing.
to behead; decapitate.
Origin:
1590–1600; < L dēcollātus (ptp. of dēcollāre to behead, equiv. to dē- de- + coll(āre) (see collar ) + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
de⋅col⋅la⋅tion  [dee-kuh-ley-shuhn] , noun
de⋅col⋅la⋅tor, noun

de⋅col⋅late

2  [dek-uh-leyt, dee-kuh-leyt, dee-koh-leyt, -kol-eyt]
–verb (used with object), -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing.
to separate (the copies of multiply paper, continuous forms, or computer printout) into individual sets or sheets.
Origin:
de- + collate

Related forms:
de⋅col⋅la⋅tor, noun
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de·col·late 1   (dĭ-kŏl'āt')   
tr.v.   de·col·lat·ed, de·col·lat·ing, de·col·lates
To behead.

[Latin dēcollāre, dēcollāt- : dē-, de- + collum, neck; see kwel-1 in Indo-European roots.]
de'col·la'tion n.
de·col·late 2   (děk'ə-lāt', dē-kō'-)   
tr.v.   de·col·lat·ed, de·col·lat·ing, de·col·lates
To separate the copies of (a multiple-copy computer printout, for example).
de'col·la'tor n.
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