decapitate
verb (used with object)
to cut off the head of; behead.
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
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Praying mantis females will decapitate and eat males after—and sometimes even during—mating events.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 13, 2020