Past tense of decapitate
regular verb
The past tense of decapitate is decapitated. The past participle is also decapitated.
Forms of decapitate
| Base form (V1) | decapitate /dɪˈkap.ɪt.eɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | decapitated /dɪˈkæpɪteɪtəd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | decapitated /dɪˈkæpɪteɪtəd/ |
| Present participle | decapitating |
| Third person singular | decapitates /dɪˈkæpɪteɪts/ |
Decapitated in a sentence
- This horror novel is a real gorefest: everybody gets decapitated.From the entry gorefest
- Amber would have been decapitated if not for the Mansfield bar.2024 September 24, Jordan Peele, John Joseph Adams, Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror, Random House, →ISBN, page 275. From the entry Mansfield bar
- Statues are decapitated and delimbed, hacksawed into pieces that can be carried off and sold for their weight, not their grace.2008 June 18, Jim Dwyer, “Bronze Eagles Owe Survival to Drug Dealer”, in New York Times. From the entry delimb
- He who has once been decapitated, can not be recapitated.1973, Samael Aun Weor, Aztec Christic Magic, →ISBN, page 33. From the entry recapitate
- Even though they eventually gave up booting around the decapitated heads of Scandiwegian noblemen, many of these old soccer games continued to be extremely violent.2014, Michael Cox, Fitter, Faster, Funnier Football, →ISBN, page 10. From the entry Scandiwegian
Meaning of decapitate
- verb To remove the head of.
- verb To oust or destroy the leadership or ruling body of (a government etc.).
Questions about the past tense of decapitate
- What is the past tense of decapitate?
- The past tense of decapitate is decapitated.
- What is the past participle of decapitate?
- The past participle of decapitate is decapitated.
- Is decapitate a regular or irregular verb?
- Decapitate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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