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Decapitating
Translation of "decapitating" into Russian
decapitate
Verbdecapitating
Gerund
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/dɪˈkæpɪteɪt/
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/dɪˈkæpɪˌteɪt/
decapitate
decapitates
decapitated Past Simple / Past Participle
decapitating Gerund
The executioner was ordered to decapitate the prisoner.
Палачу было приказано обезглавить заключенного.
decapitating
Pres. Participle
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/dɪˈkæpɪteɪtɪŋ/
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/dɪˈkæpɪteɪtɪŋ/
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/dɪˈkæpɪteɪtɪŋ/
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/dɪˈkæpɪteɪtɪŋ/
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decapitating
more decapitating
most decapitating
Present-participle adjective meaning ‘that cuts off heads’ or figuratively removes leadership.
The decapitating blow was swift and precise.
Обезглавливающий удар был быстрым и точным.
Definitions
decapitating
Noun
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/dɪˈkæpɪteɪtɪŋ/
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/dɪˈkæpɪteɪtɪŋ/
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/dɪˈkæpɪteɪtɪŋ/
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The act or process of cutting off a head; decapitation.
Public decapitating was used as a deterrent in medieval times.
decapitate
Verb
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.
decapitating
Pres. Participle
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/dɪˈkæpɪteɪtɪŋ/
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/dɪˈkæpɪteɪtɪŋ/
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/dɪˈkæpɪteɪtɪŋ/
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/dɪˈkæpɪteɪtɪŋ/
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/dɪˈkæpɪteɪtɪŋ/
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/dɪˈkæpɪteɪtɪŋ/
Causing or capable of causing the removal of a head.
The decapitating blow of the guillotine was swift and final.
Metaphorically removing the leadership or highest level of an organization or group.
The decapitating strategy aimed to dismantle the company's management structure.
Idioms and phrases
order to decapitate
The king gave an order to decapitate the conspirators.
приказать обезглавить
Король отдал приказ обезглавить заговорщиков.