Decapitate and Head

Decapitate

Decapitate verb - To cut off the head of.

Usage example: a particularly gruesome series of murders in which the victims were decapitated

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Head and decapitate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Head" instead a verb "Decapitate".

Nearby Words: decapitation, decapitating

Head verb - To cut off the head of.

Usage example: got a job at the slaughterhouse heading cattle

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Decapitate and head are semantically related. You can use "Decapitate" instead a verb "Head".

Nearby Words: heading, headland, headship, headband, headed

person	decapitate person	head person
family	decapitate family	head family
someone	decapitate someone	head someone
army	decapitate army	head army
Other words: victim, command, monster, dragon, arms.

In Dark Souls II, you can decapitate Duke's Dear Freja should you sliced enough time on either of her head, or both.

Source: Off with His Head!
In Last Days of the Justice Society, Starman uses his cosmic rod in the battle of Ragnarok to decapitate Loki, whose horned head then stabs Starman in the back.

Source: Off with His Head!
While not a full fledged head explosion, the Demoman's new melee unlock the Eyelander can and will decapitate foes in a fountain of High-Pressure Blood.

Source: Your Head A-Splode

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