behead

be·head (b

-h

)

tr.v. be·head·ed, be·head·ing, be·heads

To separate the head from; decapitate.

[Middle English biheden, from Old English behafdian : be-, away from; see be- + hafod, head; see head.]

behead [bɪˈhɛd]

(tr) to remove the head from; decapitate

[Old English behēafdian, from be- + heafod head; related to Middle High German behoubeten]

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Verb

behead - cut the head of; "the French King was beheaded during the Revolution"

decapitate, decollate

kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"

guillotine - kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; "The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country"

behead

verb decapitate, execute, guillotine, truncate, decollate (archaic) Charles I was beheaded by the Cromwellians.

Translations

behead [bɪˈhed] VT → decapitar

behead [bɪˈhɛd] vt → décapiter

behead

vt → enthaupten, köpfen

behead [bɪˈhɛd] vt → decapitare

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Beheadal
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beheading
capital punishment
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death penalty
decapitate
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guillotine
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John the Baptist
Monmouth

He had just come in time to behead the Lady Jane Grey of our dreams.

The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context

Twelve noble sons of Trojans will I behead before your bier to avenge you; till I have done so you shall lie as you are by the ships, and fair women of Troy and Dardanus, whom we have taken with spear and strength of arm when we sacked men's goodly cities, shall weep over you both night and day.

The Iliad by Homer View in context

"A man cannot behead with a bodkin," said Brown calmly, "and for this murder beheading was absolutely necessary.

The Innocence Of Father Brown by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context

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