decapitate
Pronunciation[change]
- (UK) IPA (key): /dɪˈkapɪteɪt/
- (US) IPA (key): /dɪˈkæp.ə.teɪt/ or /dɪˈkæp.ɪ.teɪt/ or /də-/
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Verb[change]
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- (transitive) If you decapitate an animal, you remove the head of it.
- Synonym: behead