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guillotine

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of guillotine

to cut off the head of

  • French Revolutionary forces captured and guillotined countless aristocrats in the chaotic period following the downfall of the monarchy
Synonyms of guillotine

behead, decapitate, head
Words Related to guillotine

decollate

prune, shorten, trim

scalp

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