verb ˈdɛkəleɪtdɪˈkɒleɪtdəˈkɑˌleɪt
[with object]archaic Behead (someone)
〈古〉杀（某人）的头，把（某人）斩首
the murderer is instantly decollated
Example sentencesExamples
- The murderer is instantly decollated.
- Upon taking off the cloth he beheld a human head just decollated.
- You may remember him as the photographer from ‘The Omen’ who gets spectacularly decollated by a pane of glass…
Synonyms
behead, cut off the head of, guillotine, put on the block
Derivatives
noun ˌdɪkɒˈleɪʃ(ə)nˌdiːkəˈleɪʃ(ə)nˌdɛkəˈleɪʃ(ə)nˌdɪkɒˈleɪʃ(ə)nˌdiːkəˈleɪʃ(ə)nˌdɛkəˈleɪʃ(ə)nˌdɛkəˈleɪʃ(ə)n
archaic The decollation of St. Paul.
Example sentencesExamples
- [He] strenuously denied the painlessness of decollation by the guillotine.
Origin
Late Middle English: from Latin decollat- 'beheaded', from the verb decollare, from de- (expressing removal) + collum 'neck'.
verb ˌdiːkəˈleɪt
[no object]Mechanically separate sheets of paper into different piles.
Example sentencesExamples
- We have no more need for bursting and decollating multi-part stationery or lining up pre-printed stationery.
- The symptoms reported by three of approximately 15 persons in the department were thought to be caused by decollating carbonless copy paper.
- The Martin Yale 950 desktop decollator is capable of decollating three-part (five-ply) carbon-interleaved forms.
Derivatives
nounˌdɪkɒˈleɪʃ(ə)nˌdiːkəˈleɪʃ(ə)nˌdɛkəˈleɪʃ(ə)nˌdɪkɒˈleɪʃ(ə)nˌdiːkəˈleɪʃ(ə)nˌdɛkəˈleɪʃ(ə)nˌdɛkəˈleɪʃ(ə)n
noun
The Martin Yale 950 desktop decollator is capable of decollating three-part (five-ply) carbon-interleaved forms.
Example sentencesExamples
- Employees may be required to operate a variety of data processing equipment such as bursters, decollators, sorters, optical scanners and visual display terminals.
- Sets up, operates, and maintains multi-station decollator for separating computer printouts and carbons.
- The Ameraseal FD 510 is a two part tabletop decollator ideal for low to medium volume jobs.
- The 6022 is a high volume, variable speed decollator, capable of separating up to 430 A4 forms per minute.
Origin
1960s: from de- 'away from' + collate.