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décapiter

/de.ka.pi.te/ verb C1
  1. to decapitate, to behead (transitive)
  2. to cut the top off (e.g. a tree) (transitive)
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Verb forms

Infinitive
décapiter
Present participle
décapitant
Past participle
décapité
Present (je)
décapite
Future (je)
décapiterai
Passé composé (je)
ai décapité

From the library

On y pend, on y décapite et l'on y empale très agréablement les criminels ; mais ceux-ci en fraudeurs adroits, ont su dépister la justice humaine et assurer le succès de leurs entreprises par des combinaisons habiles.
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 519 · C1

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