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behead

/bɪˈhɛd/

beheadverb

beheaded

Past Simple

beheaded

Past Participle

beheading

Gerund

/bɪˈhɛd/

Translations

The king decided to behead the traitor.

Король решил обезглавить предателя.

Definitions

To cut off the head of someone, typically as a form of execution.

The king ordered the traitor to be beheaded at dawn.

To remove or destroy the leading part or leadership of something; to deprive of its head, literally or figuratively.

The sudden resignation of the CEO effectively beheaded the company’s management structure.

Synonyms

cut off the head of

remove the head of