- decollate
- transitive verb (-lated; -lating) Etymology: Latin decollatus, past participle of decollare, from de- + collum neck — more at collar Date: 15th century behead • decollation noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
decollate
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decollate — de*col late (d[ e]*k[o^]l l[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decollated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decollating}.] [L. decollatus, p. p. of decollare to behead; de + collum neck.] To sever from the neck; to behead; to decapitate. [1913 Webster] The decollated… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
decollate — [engl.], trennen … Universal-Lexikon
decollate — [dē käl′āt΄] vt. decollated, decollating [< L decollatus, pp. of decollare, to behead < de , from + collum, neck: see COLLAR] to behead decollation [dē΄kä lā′shən] n … English World dictionary
Decollate snail — A live individual of the decollate snail Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
decollate — decollate1 decollation /dee keuh lay sheuhn/, n. decollator, n. /di kol ayt/, v.t., decollated, decollating. to behead; decapitate. [1590 1600; < L decollatus (ptp. of decollare to behead, equiv. to de DE + coll(are) (see … Universalium
decollate — verb a) To behead. b) To separate the copies of multipart computer printout … Wiktionary
decollate — v. behead, decapitate … English contemporary dictionary
decollate — v. a. Behead, decapitate, guillotine … New dictionary of synonyms
decollate — de·col·late … English syllables
decollate — de•col•late [[t]dɪˈkɒl eɪt[/t]] v. t. lat•ed, lat•ing to behead; decapitate • Etymology: 1590–1600; < L dēcollātus, ptp. of dēcollāre to behead =dē de +collāre, der. of collum neck de•col•la•tion ˌdi kəˈleɪ ʃən n … From formal English to slang
