behead

be·head

 (bĭ-hĕd′)

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 behēafdian : be-, away from; see be- + hēafod, 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]

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be•head

(bɪˈhɛd)

v.t.

to cut off the head of; decapitate.

[before 1000]

be•head′al, n.

be•head′er, n.

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behead

Past participle: beheaded
Gerund: beheading

Imperative

behead

behead

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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.

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Translations

enthauptenköpfen

αποκεφαλίζωκαρατομώ

decapitardescabezar

pead maha raiuma

گردن زدن

décapiterraccourcir

lefejez

decapitare

打ち首にする首をはねる

onthoofden

decapitar

kafasını uçurmak

behead

[bɪˈhed] VT → decapitar

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behead

[bɪˈhɛd] vt → décapiter

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behead

vt → enthaupten, köpfen

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behead

[bɪˈhɛd] vt → decapitare

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