decollate

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English

Etymology 1

From Latin decollare (“to behead”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) enPR: dĭ-kŏlʹāt, dĕkʹə-lāt, IPA(key): /dɪˈkɒleɪt/, /ˈdɛkəleɪt/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To behead.
Translations
behead — see behead

Etymology 2

de- +‎ collate

Pronunciation

  • (UK) enPR: dē-kə-lātʹ, dĕkʹə-lāt, IPA(key): /diːkəˈleɪt/, /ˈdɛkəleɪt/
    • Audio (Southern England)(file)
    • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Verb

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

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

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Adjective

decollate (not comparable)

  1. Tapering to a blunt end.
Derived terms

Anagrams

Italian

Verb

decollate

  1. inflection of decollare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Latin

Verb

dēcollāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of dēcollō
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