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Definition of decapitate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

decapitate

verb

NAmE//dɪˈkæpəˌteɪt//

decapitate somebody/somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they decapitate

he / she / it decapitates

past simple decapitated

-ing form decapitating

to cut off someone's head synonym behead His decapitated body was found floating in a canal.

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decapitation

NAmE//dɪˌkæpəˈteɪʃn//

noun [uncountable, countable] The man narrowly escaped decapitation by the propellers.See decapitate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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