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behead
[ bih-hed ]
verb (used with object)
- to cut off the head of; kill or execute by decapitation.
- Geology. (of a pirate stream) to divert the headwaters of (a river, stream, etc.).
behead
/ bɪˈhɛd /
verb
- tr to remove the head from; decapitate
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Other Words From
- be·headal noun
- be·header noun
- unbe·headed adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of behead1
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Example Sentences
They not only kill soldiers in battle, they behead them and burn them.
When Khaled Saad answers his phone there is often a voice on the other end threatening to behead him.
Right now a young woman whose husband tried to behead her is recovering from her injuries in a Ghor hospital.
I suspect the Brits used to behead people for lesser breaches of protocol.
He stepped forward as he spoke, and his esquire gave him the two-hand Sword of State, heavy enough to behead a bisonoid.
The weak thread of his patience broke, and in a fearful passion he commanded the guards to behead me at once.
Behead a time-piece, and leave something by which treasures are protected.
Behead a gulf on the coast of Africa, and leave a lair of wild beasts.
Behead a basket or hamper, and leave standard or proportion.
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