Decollate (Verb)
Meaning
Cut the head of; "the French King was beheaded during the Revolution".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The rival warlord was decollated by his enemies as a cruel demonstration of their power.
- The mythological hero's head was decollated after he was caught by his foes in the ancient battle.
- During the reign of terror, many people were decollated by the guillotine for being suspected enemies of the state.
- She studied the documents detailing how the traitors were decollated and then quartered by the government.
- King Charles had been decollated on a cold January day at Whitehall in the centuries past.