Polyglot Dictionary

decapitar

/dekapiˈtaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
decapito
preterite (eu)
decapitei
past participle
decapitado

Meaning

  1. to behead

    • Decapitaram o rei.

      They beheaded the king.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

degolar

degolar is slightly more violent or graphic, to slit the throat; decapitar is more clinical or formal — both mean "to behead."

Similar in other languages

German

enthaupten

enthaupten is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to behead."

German

köpfen

köpfen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to behead."

Spanish

decapitar

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

Practice

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