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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary de·cap·i·tate (-tat·ed ; -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 English Etymology decapitate 1610s, from Fr. decapiter, from L.L. decapitatus pp. of decapitare, from L. de- "off" + caput (gen. capitis) "head" (see head). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 decapitate de·capi·tate / di5kApiteit / verb[VN] to cut off sb's head 杀头；斩首 SYN behead :
His decapitated body was found floating in a canal. 人们发现他被斩首的尸体漂浮在一条水渠里。 • de·capi·ta·tion / di7kApi5teiFn / noun [U, C] Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged de·cap·i·tate \də̇ˈkapəˌtāt, dēˈ-, usu -ād.+V\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Late Latin decapitatus, past participle of decapitare, from Latin de from, away + Late Latin -capitare (from capit-, caput head) — more at de- , head 1. : to cut off the head of : kill by beheading : behead 2. : to remove summarily from office for political reasons < the incoming administration decapitated many officeholders > 3. : to make ineffective : destroy < a surprise attack on New York … could decapitate a wide segment of American business — D.F.Cavers > |
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