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Thesaurus: decollate

To sever from the neck; to behead; to decapitate.

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Definitions

  1. v. t. To sever from the neck; to behead; to decapitate.
  2. v. cut the head of
  3. To sever from the neck; to behead; to decapitate. The decollated head of St. John the Baptist. Burke.
  4. To sever from the neck; to behead; to decapitate.The decollated head of St. John the Baptist. Burke.