1. cuts off the head of a person or animal
Usage: third person singular present tense of decapitate

Examples

• The executioner decapitates the condemned prisoner.
• The guillotine quickly decapitates its victims.
• In the horror movie, the monster decapitates anyone who enters the cave.
• The ancient warrior decapitates his enemy with one swift blow.
• The machine accidentally decapitates the mannequin during testing.
• Historical accounts describe how the device decapitates multiple people in succession.