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Definition of decapitated - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
literalhaving had the head cut off
- The decapitated statue lay in ruins.
2.
figurativelacking leadership or central figure
- The company was decapitated after the CEO resigned.
Noun
1.
literalRare person or thing with head removedRare
- The decapitated was found in the forest.
2.
figurativeRare entity without leadership or central commandRare
- The organization became a decapitated after the scandal.
Origin of decapitated
Latin, de (off) + caput (head)
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Examples of decapitated in a sentence
A decapitated doll was left on the porch. The team felt decapitated without their captain. After the leader's arrest, the group was decapitated. The museum displayed a decapitated from the medieval period. In the horror film, a decapitated was discovered in the haunted house. After the CEO's departure, the company was a decapitated.
The army was left decapitated without its general.
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- French:décapité, tronc sans tête, ...
- German:enthauptet, Geköpfter, ...
- Italian:decapitato, acefalia, ...
- Spanish:decapitado, persona decapitada, ...
- Portuguese:decapitado, acéfala, ...
- Chinese:被砍头的, 无头尸体, ...
- Japanese:首を切られた, 首のない死体, ...
- Arabic:مَقْطُوعُ الرَّأْسِ, كيان مقطوع الرأس, ...
- Hebrew:עָרוּף, עֲרוּף רֹאשׁ, ...
- Russian:обезглавленный, безголовый, ...
- Ukrainian:обезголовлений, безголовий, ...
- Hindi:सिर-कटा, सिरविहीन, ...
Definition of decapitate - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
sever headcut off the head of a person or animal
- The executioner was ordered to decapitate the traitor.
2.
figurativeremove leadership from an organization
- The coup aimed to decapitate the government.
Origin of decapitate
Latin, de (down) + caput (head)
Examples of decapitate in a sentence
They threatened to decapitate the statue as a form of protest. The scandal threatened to decapitate the corporation. The new policy could decapitate the entire department.
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- French:décapiter, ...
- German:enthaupten, ...
- Italian:decapitare, ...
- Spanish:decapitar, ...
- Portuguese:decapitar, ...
- Chinese:斩首, 去除领导, ...
- Japanese:首を切る, 指導者を排除する, ...
- Arabic:قَطَعَ رَأْسَهُ, أَطَاحَ بِقِيَادَةِ, ...
- Hebrew:לְעָרוֹף, לַעֲרֹף, ...
- Russian:обезглавить, обезглавливать, ...
- Ukrainian:обезголовити, усунути, ...
- Hindi:सिर काटना, नेतृत्व से हटाना, ...
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