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behead

[ bih-hed ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to cut off the head of; kill or execute by decapitation.
  2. Geology. (of a pirate stream) to divert the headwaters of (a river, stream, etc.).


behead

/ ɪˈɛ /

verb

  1. tr to remove the head from; decapitate
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·𲹻a noun
  • ·𲹻İ noun
  • ܲb·𲹻Ļ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of behead1

before 1000; Middle English behe ( f ) den, beheveden, Old English ŧڻ徱. See be-, head
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of behead1

Old English ŧڻ徱 , from be- + heafod head ; related to Middle High German behoubeten
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Holding an ax, she was portrayed as a murderous, wealth-seeking seductress who had beheaded her husbands, evident by their heads disappearing from the wedding portraits scattered around the attic.

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One of the men's social media accounts shows an image of a naked woman being beheaded and the words "the future of women".

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Trump’s deep vision for building unity is by banishing, belittling or politically beheading anyone who doesn’t fall into line.

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Holding an axe, she was portrayed as a murderous, wealth-seeking seductress who had beheaded her husbands, evident by their heads disappearing from the wedding portraits scattered around the attic.

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He recently sparked anger with a tweet in which he threatened to behead the country's leading opposition figure, Bobi Wine.

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