recapitate

English

Etymology

Blend of re- +‎ decapitate

Verb

recapitate (third-person singular simple present recapitates, present participle recapitating, simple past and past participle recapitated)

1. (transitive) To furnish with a head again; to reattach a head to.
   • 1973, Samael Aun Weor, Aztec Christic Magic, →ISBN, page 33:

     He who has once been decapitated, can not be recapitated.

Derived terms

• recapitation
• recapitated

Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

recapitate

1. inflection of recapitare:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

recapitate f pl

1. feminine plural of recapitato