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Definition of behead verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

behead

verb

NAmE//bɪˈhɛd//

[usually passive] behead somebodyVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they behead

he / she / it beheads

past simple beheaded

-ing form beheading

to cut off someone's head, especially as a punishment synonym decapitate He was charged with treason and beheaded.

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