transitive verb
-·lat·ed, -·lat·ing to behead
Origin of decollate
from Classical Latin decollatus, past participle of decollare, to behead from de-, from + collum, neck: see collardecollate
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decollate
transitive verb
de·col·lat·ed, de·col·lat·ing, de·col·latesTo behead.
Origin of decollate
Latin dēcollāre dēcollāt- dē- de- collum neck ; see kwel-1 in Indo-European roots.Related Forms:
- de′col·la′tion
noun
transitive verb
de·col·lat·ed, de·col·lat·ing, de·col·latesTo separate the copies of (a multiple-copy computer printout, for example).
Related Forms:
- de′col·la′tor
noun
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present decollates, present participle decollating, simple past and past participle decollated)
- To behead.
Origin
From Latin decollare (“to behead”)
Verb
(third-person singular simple present decollates, present participle decollating, simple past and past participle decollated)
Origin
de- + collate
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