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decollate verb [ dɪˈkɒleɪt ]

• behead (someone).
• "the murderer is instantly decollated"
Origin: late Middle English: from Latin decollat- ‘beheaded’, from the verb decollare, from de- (expressing removal) + collum ‘neck’.

decollate verb

• mechanically separate sheets of paper into different piles.
Origin: 1960s: from de- ‘away from’ + collate.


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