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decapitate

decapitate
Pronunciation:⁄dɪˈkapɪteɪt⁄
verb
[with object]
·              cut off the head of (someone): (as adjective decapitated)a decapitated body
·    attempt to undermine (a group or organization) by removing its leaders:the Church had been decapitated by the arrest and deportation of all its bishops


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