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Decapitate
UK
/dɪˈkæpɪteɪt/
US
/dɪˈkæpɪˌteɪt/
Translation of "decapitate" into Russian
decapitate
Verb
UK
/dɪˈkæpɪteɪt/
US
/dɪˈkæpɪˌteɪt/
decapitate
decapitates
decapitated Past Simple / Past Participle
decapitating Gerund
The executioner was ordered to decapitate the prisoner.
Палачу было приказано обезглавить заключенного.
Definitions
decapitate
Verb
UK
/dɪˈkæpɪteɪt/
US
/dɪˈkæpɪˌteɪt/
To cut off the head of a person or animal.
The executioner was ordered to decapitate the prisoner at dawn.
To undermine or remove the leadership or top management of an organization or group.
The scandal threatened to decapitate the company's board of directors.
To remove the uppermost part of something, such as the blossom of a flower or the crown of a tree, by cutting it off.
The gardener accidentally decapitated several tulips while trimming the hedge.
Idioms and phrases
order to decapitate
The king gave an order to decapitate the conspirators.
приказать обезглавить
Король отдал приказ обезглавить заговорщиков.