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recapitate

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To furnish with a head again; to reattach a head to.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • The conservator-restorer was able to recapitate the fallen statue whose head had broken off.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Blend of re- + decapitate.