decollate
verb
de·col·late dē-ˈkä-ˌlāt 
decollated; decollating
transitive verb
: behead
decollation
ˌdē-kä-ˈlā-shən
noun 
Word History
Etymology
Latin decollatus, past participle of decollare, from de- + collum neck — more at collar
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
decollated
verb
as in decapitated
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- decapitated
- beheaded
- shortened
- headed
- trimmed
- pruned
- guillotined
- scalped
- put someone in his/her place
- put someone in mind of
- put someone in mind of something
- put someone in the picture
- put someone off her stride
- put someone off her stroke
- put someone off his stride
- put someone off his stroke
- put someone on a pedestal
- put someone on to
- put someone or something in the shade
- put someone or something through her paces
- put someone or something through his paces
- put someone or something through its paces
- put someone or something to shame
- put someone or something to the test
- put someone out of a job
- put someone out of work
- put someone out to grass
- put someone straight
- put someone to flight
- put someone to the sword
- put someone up to
- put someone wise to
- put someone's back up