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decollate

/ˈdɛkələt//dɪˈkɒleɪt/

decollate verb: to behead.

Verb (1)

decollate (third-person singular simple present decollates, present participle decollating, simple past and past participle decollated)

  1. (rare, transitive) To behead.

Verb (2)

UK/diːkəˈleɪt/

decollate (third-person singular simple present decollates, present participle decollating, simple past and past participle decollated)

  1. (transitive) To separate the copies of a multipart computer printout.

Adjective

decollate (not comparable)

  1. Tapering to a blunt end.

decollate meaning in Tamil

decollate in Tamil

தாள் பிரி

Forms of decollate

third-person singular presentdecollates
present participledecollating
past participledecollated
pastdecollated

Origin of decollate

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.

Borrowed from New Latin dēcollātus, see Etymology 1 and -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more.

Words formed from decollate

Phrases with decollate

Questions about decollate

What does decollate mean?
Decollate means to behead.
What is decollate in Tamil?
Decollate in Tamil is தாள் பிரி. See Decollate meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is decollate?
Decollate can be a verb or an adjective.
How do you pronounce decollate?
Decollate is pronounced /dɪˈkɒleɪt/ (UK).
What is the past tense of decollate?
The past tense of decollate is decollated.

Words near decollate in the dictionary

  1. decoletage
  2. decollage
  3. decollages
  4. decollagist
  5. decollagists
  6. decollate
  7. decollate snail
  8. decollate snails
  9. decollated
  10. decollates
  11. decollating

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Adapted from Wiktionary: decollate (page history and authors); decollate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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