behead (redirected from beheads)

be·head  (b-hd)

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

To separate the head from; decapitate.

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

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behead [bɪˈhɛd]

vb

(tr) to remove the head from; decapitate

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

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

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"

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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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behead [bɪˈhɛd] vt → decapitare