Polyglot Dictionary

decapitar

/dekapiˈtaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
decapito
preterite (yo)
decapité
past participle
decapitado

Meaning

  1. to behead

    • Decapitaron al rey.

      They beheaded the king.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

decapitar

decapitar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to behead."

Portuguese

degolar

degolar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to behead."

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