decollate
[verb]
Synonyms: behead, decapitate, guillotine, head, neck

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decollate verb¹ trans. [dɪ'kɒleɪt, 'dɛkǝleɪt] Pa. pple -ated, (earlier, long arch. rare) -ate [-ǝt]. LME.
[Orig. pa. pple, from Latin decollatus pa. pple of decollare behead, from de- DE- 3 + collum neck: see -ATE³.]
1. Behead. LME.

2. Conchology. In pass. of a shell: be broken off near the apex. Freq. as decollated pa. ppl adjective. M19.

■ decollator noun¹ a person who or thing which decollates; a decapitator: M19.

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decollate verb² trans. & intrans. [di:kǝ'leɪt] M20.
[from DE- 3 + COLLATE.]
Separate (sheets of paper, esp. of continuous stationery) mechanically into different piles.

■ decollator noun² a machine for decollating stationery L20.

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