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decollate¹

  • /dɪˈkɒleɪt/ UK
  • /ˈdɛkəleɪt/ UK

Where it comes from

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.

verb decollates · decollating · decollated

  1. rare, transitive To behead.

decollate²

  • /diːkəˈleɪt/ UK
  • /ˈdɛkəleɪt/ UK

Where it comes from

First attested in 1967; from de- + collate.

verb decollates · decollating · decollated

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

decollate³

  • /ˈdɛkələt/

Where it comes from

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

adjective

  1. not comparable Tapering to a blunt end.

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"decollate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/decollate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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decollate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/decollate

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"decollate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/decollate.

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@misc{decollate_2026,
  title = {decollate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/decollate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}