behead

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Etymology

From Middle English beheden, bihefden, biheveden, from Old English behēafdian, equivalent to be- + head.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /bɪˈhɛd/

Verb

behead (beheads, present participle beheading; simple past and past participle beheaded)

1. (transitive) To deliberately remove the head of; to cut off (someone's) head.

Synonyms

• decapitate
• decollate

Translations

• French: décapiter
• German: enthaupten, köpfen
• Italian: decapitare
• Portuguese: decapitar, degolar
• Russian: обезгла́вливать
• Spanish: descabezar, decapitar

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