Main Entry: de·cap·i·tate

Pronunciation: \di-ˈka-pə-ˌtāt, dē-\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): de·cap·i·tat·ed; de·cap·i·tat·ing

Etymology: Late Latin decapitatus, past participle of decapitare, from Latin de- + capit-, caput head — more at head

Date: circa 1611

: to cut off the head of : behead

— de·cap·i·ta·tion \-ˌka-pə-ˈtā-shən\ noun

— de·cap·i·ta·tor \-ˈka-pə-ˌtā-tər\ noun