BEHEAD

decapitate, behead, decollate

(verb) cut the head of; “the French King was beheaded during the Revolution”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

behead (third-person singular simple present beheads, present participle beheading, simple past and past participle beheaded)

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

Synonyms

• decapitate

• decollate

Source: Wiktionary


Be*head", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beheaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Beheading.] Etym: [OE. bihefden, AS. beheáfdian; pref. be- + heáfod head. See Head.]

Definition: To sever the head from; to take off the head of.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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