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DECAPITATED
beheaded, decapitated
(adjective) having had the head cut off; “the beheaded prisoners”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
decapitated
simple past tense and past participle of decapitate
Adjective
decapitated (not comparable)
With the head removed.
Source: Wiktionary
DECAPITATE
De*cap"i*tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decapitated; p. pr. & vb. n. Decapitating.] Etym: [LL. decapitatus, p. p. of decapitare; L. de- + caput head. See Chief.]
1. To cut off the head of; to behead.
2. To remove summarily from office. [Colloq. U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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