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be·head
 behead
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- pronunciation:
- b
hed
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
beheads, beheading, beheaded |
| definition: |
to cut off the head of, usu. as a means of execution.
The traitor was beheaded on the orders of the king.- synonyms:
- decapitate
- similar words:
- execute, guillotine, kill
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