decollate

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UK/dɪˈkɒleɪt/UK/ˈdɛkəleɪt/UK/diːkəˈleɪt//ˈdɛkələt/

verb

To behead.

Similar
decapitatebehead
OriginLatin dēcollātus →
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Meanings

decollate1

verbdecollate (third-person singular simple present decollates, present participle decollating, simple past and past participle decollated)

present singular third person decollates · participle present decollating · participle past decollated · past decollated

  1. raretransitiveTo behead.

decollate2

verbdecollate (third-person singular simple present decollates, present participle decollating, simple past and past participle decollated)

present singular third person decollates · participle present decollating · participle past decollated · past decollated

  1. transitivecomputingTo separate the copies of a multipart computer printout.

decollate3

adjectivedecollate (not comparable)
  1. not comparableTapering to a blunt end.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbcut the head of

Similar
decapitatebehead
Broader
kill
Also see
beheaddecapitate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

decollate · verb

  1. Latindēcollātus
  2. Englishdecollate

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.

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decollate · verb

First attested in 1967; from de- + collate.

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decollate · adjective

  1. New Latindēcollātus
  2. Englishdecollate

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ocellated
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APA

decollate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decollate

MLA

“decollate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decollate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decollate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decollate.

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