dictionary.ptdecapitateverbformaluncommon/dɨ.kɐ.piˈtaɾ/de·ca·pi·tarPortuguêsEnglishEspañolFrançaisDefinition1To cut off the head of (a person or animal); to behead.Usage examples“The tyrant ordered his enemies to be decapitated.”“The storm decapitated the statue in the town square.”SynonymsbeheadexecuteAntonymssparepardonCommon combinationsto decapitate a prisonerto decapitate a statue
To cut off the head of (a person or animal); to behead.Usage examples“The tyrant ordered his enemies to be decapitated.”“The storm decapitated the statue in the town square.”SynonymsbeheadexecuteAntonymssparepardonCommon combinationsto decapitate a prisonerto decapitate a statue