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To behead.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/dɪˈkɒleɪt/UK/ˈdɛkəleɪt/UK
  1. To behead.

    rare · transitive
Where this word comes from

First attested in 1599; borrowed from Latin dēcollātus, perfect passive participle of dēcollō (“to behead”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dē- (“of, from”) + collum (“neck”) + -ō.

verb/diːkəˈleɪt/UK/ˈdɛkəleɪt/UK
  1. To separate the copies of a multipart computer printout.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

First attested in 1967; from de- + collate.

adj/ˈdɛkələt/
  1. Tapering to a blunt end.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from New Latin dēcollātus, see Etymology 1 and -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more.

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