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decapitate

verbformaluncommon/dɨ.kɐ.piˈtaɾ/de·ca·pi·tar

Definition

1

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.

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Common combinations

to decapitate a prisonerto decapitate a statue