adj
Meaning 1
Tapering to a blunt end.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
decollate
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈdɛkələt/
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UK: dĭ-kŏlʹāt
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UK: dĕkʹə-lāt
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UK: /dɪˈkɒleɪt/
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UK: /ˈdɛkəleɪt/
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UK: dē-kə-lātʹ
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UK: /diːkəˈleɪt/
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verb
Meaning 2
To behead.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare, transitive
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To separate the copies of a multipart computer printout.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Meaning relationships
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verb
Meaning 4
cut the head of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the French King was beheaded during the Revolution
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: decapitate, behead
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: kill
Narrower terms: guillotine
History
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin dēcollātus, see Etymology 1 and -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more.
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.
First attested in 1967; from de- + collate.