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