decapitate

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

de·capi·tate [decapitate decapitates decapitated decapitating] BrE [dɪˈkæpɪteɪt] NAmE [dɪˈkæpɪteɪt] verb ~ sb/sth
to cut off sb's head
Syn: ↑behead
•His decapitated body was found floating in a canal.
Derived Word: ↑decapitation
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Word Origin:
early 17th cent.: from late Latin decapitat- ‘decapitated’, from the verb decapitare, from de- (expressing removal) + caput, capit- ‘head’.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  behead, decollate