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decametric
decamp
decanal
decane
decani
decanoic acid
decant
decanter
decapitate
decapod
decapsulate
decarbonate
decarbonize
decarboxylase
decarboxylation
decarburize
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decapitate
de·cap·i·tate [ di káppi tàyt ] (past and past participle de·cap·i·tat·ed, present participle de·cap·i·tat·ing, 3rd person present singular de·cap·i·tates)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
behead somebody or something: to cut off the head of somebody or something
[Early 17th century. < late Latin decapitat-, past participle of decapitare< Latin caput "head"]

de·cap·i·ta·tion [ di kàppi táysh'n ] noun
de·cap·i·ta·tor noun
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