decapitate

Meaning

1. (transitive) To remove the head of.
2. (figuratively, transitive) To oust or destroy the leadership or ruling body of (a government etc.).

Synonyms

behead

decollate

guillotine

cut off

execute

shorten

dismember

injure

let loose

sabotage

short

skin

stub

top

🔝

undercut

cut loose

cut the head off

obtruncate

chop off the head

abbreviate

cut off the head

abridge

chop

curtail

cut

detach

Translations

decapitar

décapiter

decapitare

enthaupten

köpfen

onthoofden

αποκεφαλίζω

decapitar

decapitar

ضَرَبَ عُنُقَهُ

degolar

carnificare

decollare

abschneiden

raccourcir

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈkap.ɪt.eɪt/

Etymology

From French décapiter, from Late Latin decapitare, from de- + caput.