De‐col″late (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Decollated; p. pr. & vb. n.Decollating.] [L. decollatus, p. p. of decollare to behead; de- + collum neck.] To sever from the neck; to behead; to decapitate.
The decollated head of St. John the Baptist. Burke.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.