recapitate
recapitate · recapitates · recapitated · recapitating
To furnish with a head againTo furnish with a head again; to reattach a head to.
Meaning
1 sensesTo furnish with a head again; to reattach a head to.
The conservator-restorer was able to recapitate the fallen statue whose head had broken off.
Origin
Blend of re- + decapitate.Blend of re- + decapitate.
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Forms
recapitates, recapitating, recapitated, recapitated| Base form | recapitate · to recapitate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | recapitates |
| Present participle | recapitating |
| Past simple | recapitated |
| Past participle | recapitated |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle