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Behead   /bɪhˈɛd/  /bihˈɛd/   Listen
Behead

verb
(past & past part. beheaded; pres. part. beheading)
1.
Cut the head of.  Synonyms: decapitate, decollate.






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"Behead" Quotes from Famous Books



... children. The Kapidji Bashi and the Kiaia thought that such language was not to be borne. Without hesitation, therefore, in accordance with the principles of Turkish justice, they ordered their followers to seize the speakers, to take them away, and behead them. The order, however, was not so easy of execution. 'Help, true believers in the Prophet!' exclaimed the men; 'help, and rescue us.' All seized their weapons, the comrades of the prisoners as well as the inhabitants of Serayevo, who were privy ...
— Herzegovina - Or, Omer Pacha and the Christian Rebels • George Arbuthnot



Words linked to "Behead" :   guillotine, kill



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