decapitate
verb (used with object)
to cut off the head of; behead.
decapitation
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a word derived from
decapitate.
Example Sentences
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The Israelis cited the regime’s fragility and the possibility that decapitation could lead to collapse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Under such conditions, pre-authorised target lists and delegated launch authority could be deliberate safeguards against decapitation.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026
Shimshoni, the retired Israeli general, added that with an adversary like Hezbollah, that is motivated, ideological and religious, decapitation strikes will have little strategic significance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2024
If all this jesting and jousting about historically documented misogyny, maternal misery and decapitation isn’t your goblet of grog after a while, “Six” smartly pivots in the final wife’s number, “I Don’t Need Your Love.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 13, 2023
Saint Winifred recovered from her decapitation and became an abbess.
From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz
