verb
behead
bih-HEHD
verb
1
To cut off someone's head, typically as an execution.
"The king ordered the traitor to be beheaded."
How to Use Behead
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo cut off someone's head.
Word Forms
beheaded past tense, beheads singular
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Etymology
From Old English behēafdian, built from be- plus "head," meaning literally to remove the head.