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Webster 1913 Edition


Behead

Be-head′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Beheaded
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Beheading
.]
[OE.
bihefden
, AS.
beheáfdian
; pref.
be-
+
heáfod
head. See
Head
.]
To sever the head from; to take off the head of.

Webster 1828 Edition


Behead

BEHEAD'

,
Verb.
T.
behed'. [be and head.]
To cut off the head; to sever the head from the body, with a cutting instrument; appropriately used of the execution of men for crimes.

Definition 2024


behead

behead

English

Verb

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

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

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