behead
Meaning of behead
verb
- cut off the head of (someone), especially as a form of execution.
Mary was beheaded at Fotheringhay
Old English behēafdian ; from be- ‘off’ (expressing removal) + hēafod (see head).
Information about behead
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of behead is: beheads.
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Hyphenation of behead
be-head
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- behead is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
behead synonyms
Meaning decapitate:
Meaning execute (someone) by guillotine:
Meaning carry out a sentence of death on (a legally condemned person):
Meaning cause the death of (a person, animal, or other living thing):
Translation of behead
- French: guillotiner, décapiter
- German: köpfen, enthaupten
- Spanish: decapitar
- Portuguese: decapitar
- Italian: decapitare
Words that rhyme with behead
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