| Decapitate 1. (v. t.) To cut off the head of; to behead. 2. (v. t.) To remove summarily from office. Thesaurus Entries behead, bowstring, burn, crucify, decimate, decollate, defenestrate, demolish, electrocute, execute, garrote, guillotine, head, inflict capital punishment, lapidate, neck, put to death, raze, ruin, shoot, stone, strangle, unbuild, undo, unmake, wrack, wreck |