Definition
Third person singular present tense of decapitate; to remove the head from a body.
Etymology
From de- (removal) + capitate (from Latin 'caput,' meaning head) + -ates (third person singular ending). A straightforward Latin-derived verb in standard conjugation.
Kelly Says
Decapitate entered English through medieval contexts, but it remains the most dramatic verb for 'removing a head'—history has given it weight that ordinary words like 'behead' (Anglo-Saxon roots) never quite achieved, showing how language carries historical weight.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደ ሰው አጥንት ሰር
en-de sew atint ser
ARالعربية
يقطع الرأس
yuqṭiʿ ar-raʾs
BNবাংলা
শিরশ্ছেদ
shir-shche-d
CACatalà
decapita
deh-kah-pee-tah
CSČeština
usekne hlavu
oo-s-kne gla-vu
DADansk
hugger hovedet af
hoo-ger ho-ve-det af
DEDeutsch
Enthauptet
ent-hau-p-tet
ELΕλληνικά
αποκεφαλίζει
ah-poh-keh-fa-lee
ESEspañol
decapita
deh-kah-pee-tah
FAفارسی
سربریدن
ser-ber-i-dan
FISuomi
pääministeri
pa-a-min-is-ter-i
FRFrançais
décapite
deh-kah-peet
GUGU
શિરો કાપે છે
shi-ro ka-pe che
HEעברית
מקצץ ראש
me-ka-t-tz ro-ash
HIहिन्दी
सिर काटता है
seer kaat-ta hai
HUMagyar
lefejezi
leh-feh-je-zi
IDBahasa Indonesia
membasmi kepala
mem-bas-mi ke-pa-la
IGIG
gbaara aka
gba-ara aka
ITItaliano
decapita
deh-kah-pee-tah
KKKK
бас тазалау
bas taza-lau
MRMR
सिर कापतो
seer ka-pa-to
MSBahasa Melayu
membasmi kepala
mem-bas-mi ke-pa-la
MYမြန်မာ
ကိုယ်တော်ကို ခေါင်း ဖြတ်ပစ်
ko-bet-taw ko khaung hpet-pit
NLNederlands
ontsneemt
ont-sne-emt
NONorsk
avhoder
ah-ho-der
PAPA
ਸਰ ਕੱਟਦਾ ਹੈ
sar kat-da hai
PLPolski
odcina głowę
od-chee-na gło-vę
PTPortuguês
decapita
deh-kah-pee-tah
RORomână
decapitează
deh-kah-pee-tah-tsah
RUРусский
отсекает голову
ot-se-ka-et go-lo-vu
SVSvenska
avhuvudar
ah-voo-hood-ar
SWKiswahili
kuwinda kichwa
koo-win-da kee-hwa
TAதமிழ்
தலை வெட்டுகிறது
tha-lai vet-tu-ki-ri-thu
TEతెలుగు
పొట్టుకుంటాడు
pottu-ku-nta-du
THไทย
ตัดศีรษะ
dtat si-rat
TLTL
pinipisil ang ulo
pi-ni-pi-sil ang oo-lo
UKУкраїнська
відсікає голову
vid-si-ka-ye go-lo-vu
URاردو
سر قلم کرنا
sar qalam karna
VITiếng Việt
tách đầu
tach dau
ZUZU
ukuthwala isibindi
oo-koo-thwa-la ee-si-bin-di