1.
[syn: beheaded, decapitated]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Decapitate \De*cap"i*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decapitated;
p. pr. & vb. n. Decapitating.] [LL. decapitatus, p. p. of
decapitare; L. de- + caput head. See Chief.]
1. To cut off the head of; to behead.
[1913 Webster]
2. To remove summarily from office. [Colloq. U. S.]
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
decapitated \decapitated\ adj.
having had the head cut off.
Syn: beheaded.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
decapitated
adj 1: having had the head cut off; "the beheaded prisoners"
[syn: beheaded, decapitated]