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Incapacitate vs Decapitate - What's the difference?

incapacitate | decapitate |

As verbs the difference between incapacitate and decapitate

is that incapacitate is to make incapable (of doing something while decapitate is to remove the head of.

incapacitate

English

Verb

(incapacitat)
  • to make incapable (of doing something)
    • The police officer was incapacitated by a blow to the head

    decapitate

    English

    Verb

    (decapitat)
  • To remove the head of.

    • Synonyms

    * behead * decollate

    Antonyms

    * recapitate

    Derived terms

    * decapitation ----