Decapitate
Decapitate verb - To cut off the head of.
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Murder and decapitate are semantically related In some cases you can use "Murder" instead a verb "Decapitate".
Nearby Words: decapitation, decapitating
Murder
Murder verb - To put to death deliberately.
Decapitate and murder are semantically related in kill topic. You can use "Decapitate" instead a verb "Murder".
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In A Song of Ice and Fire and its TV adaptation, when Ser Gregor Clegane is unhorsed in a tourney, he calls for his sword and proceeds to decapitate his steed and attempt to murder his victorious opponent in full view of the King and his court.
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The blade is so powerful it can kill nearly anything, since reapers, Knights of Hell (the most powerful demons ever), angels that are powered up to God-like level, and even Cain himself, the Father of Murder and original Knight of Hell, decapitate people, and pretty much just about anything.
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Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: Lena's to-do list in 'Prototype': "Decapitate Dilbert, steal idea, 2 quarts milk, a box of muesli..." Artistic License: In the episode "Y2K", as Asok is viewing code on an old computer mainframe, he claims the code is COBOL, a legacy programming language.
Source: Western Animation / Dilbert
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