recapitate en · VERB
Etymology
Blend of re- + decapitate.
Meanings
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(transitive) To furnish with a head again; to reattach a head to.
He who has once been decapitated, can not be recapitated.
1973, Samael Aun Weor, Aztec Christic Magic, →ISBN, page 33:The conservator-restorer was able to recapitate the fallen statue whose head had broken off.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| recapitating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| recapitates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| recapitated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| recapitated | Tense=Past | lexicographic |