[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

decapitate \decap"itate\, 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
see also:
decapitated decapitating chief 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

decapitate
     v : cut the head of; "the french king was beheaded during the
         revolution" syn: behead
see also:
behead 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

27 moby thesaurus words for "decapitate":
   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

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