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decapitate

verb

di-ˈka-pə-ˌtāt How to pronounce decapitate (audio)
Definition of decapitatenext
as in to head
to cut off the head of a particularly gruesome series of murders in which the victims were decapitated

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  1. head
  2. behead
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  • Among them was a Nipmuc war leader named Matoonas, who was tied to a tree, shot to death, then beheaded.
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“Decapitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decapitate. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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