English verb: decapitate | |||
| 1. | decapitate (contact) cut the head of | ||
| Samples | The French King was beheaded during the Revolution. | ||
| Examples | They want to decapitate the prisoners | ||
| Synonyms | behead, decollate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | kill | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | guillotine | ||