Decapitate

v. t.	1.	To cut off the head of; to behead. [imp. & p. p. Decapitated; p. pr. & vb. n. Decapitating.]
	2.	To remove summarily from office.

Verb

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decapitate - cut the head of; "the French King was beheaded during the Revolution" Synonyms: behead

behead, bowstring, burn, crucify, decimate, decollate, defenestrate, demolish, electrocute, execute, garrote, guillotine, head, inflict capital punishment, lapidate, neck, put to death, raze, ruin, shoot, stone, strangle, unbuild, undo, unmake, wrack, wreck