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Definition of "decollate" [de•col•late]

  • To behead. (verb-transitive)
  • To separate the copies of (a multiple-copy computer printout, for example). (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "decollate" in a sentence
  • "Well, a woman in Warren, Ohio is getting her 15 minutes of fame for something "Moost Unusual" -- a squirrel in her decollate (ph)."
  • "You can also introduce preying mantids (via their eggs), and decollate snails are predators of other snails."