Beheaded vs. Decapitated — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Beheaded and Decapitated
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Beheaded
To separate the head from; decapitate.
Decapitated
To cut off the head of; behead.
Beheaded
Simple past tense and past participle of behead
The executioner beheaded the king.
Decapitated
To destroy or incapacitate (a government or organization, for example) by killing or removing its leader or leaders.
Beheaded
Having had one's head cut off.
They gasped at the sight of the beheaded king.
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Decapitated
Simple past tense and past participle of decapitate
Beheaded
Having had the head cut off;
The beheaded prisoners
Decapitated
With the head removed.
Decapitated
Having had the head cut off.
Decapitated
Having had the head cut off;
The beheaded prisoners
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