be·head (b -h d )tr.v. be·head·ed, be·head·ing, be·heads To separate the head from; decapitate. [Middle English biheden, from Old English beh  afdian : be-, away from; see be- + hafod, head; see head.] |
behead [bɪˈhɛd]
vb
(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 | 1. | behead - cut the head of; "the French King was beheaded during the Revolution" 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.
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