dehead

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dehead

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From de- + head, a partial calque of Latin decapito (i.e. de- (“off”) + caput (“head”), whence English decapitate), chosen for the similarity between the native English be- prefix and the Latinate de-, which differ solely at the first consonant.

verb deheads · deheading · deheaded · de-head

alternative, transitive Alternative form of behead An operator of these types of machines is able to dehead up to 40 fish per minute.

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@misc{dehead_2026,
  title = {dehead},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dehead},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}