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to decapitate
01
to cut off the head of someone or something
Transitive: to decapitate a person or animal
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
decapitate
3rd person singular
decapitates
Present participle
decapitating
Past simple
decapitated
Past participle
decapitated
Examples
The executioner was skilled in using the guillotine to decapitate condemned individuals.
