decapitate
21decapitate — v behead, guillotine, decollate, ax, bring to the block; lop or chop off, top, truncate, put under the ax …
22decapitate — de·cap·i·tate …
23decapitate — [dɪˈkæpɪˌteɪt] verb [T] formal to cut off someone s head …
24decapitate — de•cap•i•tate [[t]dɪˈkæp ɪˌteɪt[/t]] v. t. tat•ed, tat•ing to cut off the head of • Etymology: 1605–15; < LL dēcapitātus, ptp. of dēcapitāre= L dē de + capitāre, der. of caput head de•cap i•ta′tion, n. de•cap′i•ta tor, n …
25decapitate — /dəˈkæpəteɪt / (say duh kapuhtayt), /di / (say dee ) verb (t) (decapitated, decapitating) to cut off the head of; behead; kill by beheading. {Medieval Latin dēcapitātus, past participle of dēcapitāre, from Latin caput head} –decapitation… …
26decapitate — v.tr. 1 behead (esp. as a form of capital punishment). 2 cut the head or end from. Derivatives: decapitation n. decapitator n. Etymology: LL decapitare (as DE , caput itis head) …
27Decapitated — Decapitate De*cap i*tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decapitated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decapitating}.] [LL. decapitatus, p. p. of decapitare; L. de + caput head. See {Chief}.] 1. To cut off the head of; to behead. [1913 Webster] 2. To remove summarily… …
28Decapitating — Decapitate De*cap i*tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decapitated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decapitating}.] [LL. decapitatus, p. p. of decapitare; L. de + caput head. See {Chief}.] 1. To cut off the head of; to behead. [1913 Webster] 2. To remove summarily… …
29decapitation — decapitate ► VERB ▪ cut off the head of. DERIVATIVES decapitation noun. ORIGIN Latin decapitare, from caput head …
30Macuahuitl — The maquahuitl (a name that was derived from the Nahuatl language) is a weapon shaped like a wooden sword. Its sides are embedded with prismatic blades made from obsidian, a volcanic glass stone frequently used for tool making by the Aztec and… …
