Behead
[bɪ'hed] or [bɪ'hɛd]
Definition
(v. t.) To sever the head from; to take off the head of.
Editor: Sweeney
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Decapitate, decollate, deprive of the head.
Inputed by Jackson
Definition
v.t. to cut off the head.—ns. Behead′al (rare); Behead′ing the act of cutting off the head.
Edited by Gillian
Examples
- And, unlike the American colonists, who simply repudiated a king, the French, following in the footsteps of the English revolution, beheaded one. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Charles gave it--and Strafford was beheaded. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Louis was beheaded in January, 1793. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- And in this self-same spot the priests of the Temple beheaded him for those blasphemous words he had spoken. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- There he was beheaded. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Edited by Cheryl