decapitate

Verb

Meaning

To cut off the head of; to behead.

To remove summarily from office.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

behead decollate ream head top cut prune kill destroy murder neck crop shoot execute hang
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Antonyms

make second free create release start
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Hypernyms

kill

Hyponyms

guillotine

Derivatives

decapitated decapitating

Examples

the French King was beheaded during the Revolution Source: Internet

Ash is then forced to decapitate his girlfriend with a shovel in self-defense. Source: Internet

As the two MacLeods will not break the single-combat tradition, Connor convinces Duncan to decapitate him, thus gaining the power that he needs to defeat Kell. Source: Internet

Asian giant hornets, nicknamed “murder hornets,” have mandibles shaped like spiked shark fins to decapitate honeybees. Source: Internet

SEATTLE — Just when you think Asian giant hornets’ reputation couldn’t get any worse, they’re about to enter the “slaughter phase” when they attack in force, decapitate their victims and prey upon the brood for days. Source: Internet

They and the likes of the Somali Al Shabab rile against music, sports, women rights and decapitate, stone or throw acid at the faces of young girls going to school, and yet are not a better deal over the colonized mind. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

decapitalise decapitalization decapitalize decapitated decapitatee decapitation