decapitate
🇺🇸
/dɪˈkæpɪteɪt/
🇬🇧
/dɪˈkæpɪteɪt/
verb
R
to remove someone's head by cutting it off
The brutal executioner decapitated the prisoner with a single stroke of his sword.
R
to remove the leaders of a group or organization, causing it to lose power
The military operation aimed to decapitate the terrorist group by targeting its leaders.
translation
to remove someone's head by cutting it off; to remove the leaders of a group or organization, causing it to lose power
Word Forms
3rd Present
decapitates
Past
decapitated
Perfect
decapitated
Progressive
decapitating