decollate

verb

Definition of decollatenext
as in to decapitate

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decollate
  1. decapitate
  2. head
  3. prune
  4. behead
  5. shorten
  6. scalp
  7. trim
Verb
  • She was decapitated in the coaster accident, and now has a doll’s head where her real head used to be.
    — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
  • That still seems to mean so little to him that Lestat’s headless body, the threat of Regina being decapitated, and his own imminent death has not moved Louis to make amends.
    — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of decapitate
Verb
  • McCoy was held out from the majority of OTAs and all of mandatory minicamp under team supervision, which head coach Klint Kubiak said is being led by wellness coordinator Alex Guerrero.
    — Sam Warren, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2026
  • But there is a new wave of dining headed toward the neighborhood, with several restaurant openings announced by the teams behind other popular Atlanta ventures like Joystick Gamebar and Little Bear.
    — Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of head
Verb
  • Airlines pruned schedules this year, which can mean fewer flights per day or week on a certain route.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Maintenance Pruning Aside from deadheading, peonies should not be pruned until fall unless their leaves die back and dry out with disease.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 31 July 2026
Definition of prune
Verb
  • Women and girls in all corners of this world are accustomed to, and even expect, danger, including the priestess of Athena (Zendaya) whom Odysseus’ men behead during their sack of Troy.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 July 2026
  • His unprecedented February arrest was the first of a royal since 1649, when King Charles I was beheaded for high treason.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
Definition of behead
Verb
  • The Pentagon’s rush to plug shortfalls has sparked a bonanza among incumbent military contractors and new defense startups, which are repurposing components from fracking, autos, and pharma to shorten production timetables.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Next season, Rutschman’s final year under club control, might be shortened or canceled by a lockout.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of shorten
Verb
  • This includes those who are prone to scalp irritation or anyone who already struggles with significant dandruff or scalp buildup.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 25 July 2026
  • Most are used for stimulating scalp massages that help stimulate blood circulation to hair follicles while deeply moisturizing and conditioning the hair and scalp simultaneously.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
Definition of scalp
Verb
  • The Halos trimmed the deficit to 6-2 in the bottom of the fifth when Vaughn Grissom singled and Denzer Guzman drove an opposite-field, two-run homer to right-center, his fifth of the season.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Three-year programs typically work by reducing the credit requirement from 120 down to 90 or 100, largely by trimming general education requirements, open electives, and the room for a double major or a semester abroad.
    — Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of trim
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“Decollate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decollate. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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