Definition of behead Behead
/bɪhɛˈd/ - [bihed] - be•head
We found 6 definitions of behead from 6 different sources.
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What does behead mean?
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| behead - cut the head of; "the French King was beheaded during the Revolution" | ||
| decapitate, decollate | ||
| kill destroy a vitally essential quality of or in; "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods" | ||
| guillotine kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; "The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- behead (Verb)
To remove the head.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- behead (v. t.)
To sever the head from; to take off the head of.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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behead
To cut the head from a person's body.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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behead
be-hed′, v.t. to cut off the head.—ns. Behead′al (rare); Behead′ing, the act of cutting off the head
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🔤- behead, verb, present, 1st person singular of behead (infinitive).
- behead, verb (infinitive).
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