decapitate

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

From French décapiter, from Late Latin dēcapitāre, literally, “to de-head”.

He was then instantly decapitated! — Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846, James Richardson
The infant Jesus, decapitated, was less fortunate than the Christ. — Les Misérables, Victor Hugo
Then my servant skirmished around and decapitated sundry chickens he found. — Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison: Fifteen Years in Solitude, Austin Bidwell

behead, decollate

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