how to pronounce decapitate
/dɪˈkæp.ɪ.tɛɪt/
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decapitate is pronounced in four syllables
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An example use of decapitate in a speech by a native speaker of british english:
“… neck to literally decapitate him …”
meanings of decapitate
verb:
- To remove the head of.
- To oust or destroy the leadership or ruling body of (a government etc.).
decapitate frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR
the word decapitate occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
topics decapitate can be related to
it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that decapitate can be often used in the following areas:
1) life, nature, and living environment;
2) people, society, and culture;
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