behead

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /bɪˈhɛd/

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Verb

Plain form behead

Third-person singular beheads

Past tense beheaded

Past participle beheaded

Present participle beheading

1. (transitive) If you behead an animal, you remove its head.
   • Synonym: decapitate