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How to pronounce behead in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms decapitate, decollate
Type of kill
Has types guillotine


the French King was beheaded during the Revolution.

Examples of behead

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Previously, the movement had vowed to behead those responsible for the shootings.
From the independent.co.uk
In 2009, Danish authorities arrested three men for planning to behead Westergaard.
From the sfgate.com
Gangs sometimes behead rivals or enemies and leave warning notes with the remains.
From the chron.com
Their captors threatened to behead the men unless Turkish companies left Iraq.
From the edition.cnn.com
Your Viking character Skarin can behead enemies with a quick swing of the ax.
From the usatoday.com
Richie eventually wins his fight against Devlin, but is unable to behead her.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Seventeen people were arrested in Canada for intending to behead the prime minister.
From the edition.cnn.com
Saudi would throw out all Americans out and just behead that dude instantly.
From the economist.com
Why settle for a beat down when you can behead or disembowel your opponent?
From the omaha.com
More examples
  • Decapitate: cut the head of; "the French King was beheaded during the Revolution"
  • (beheaded) having had the head cut off; "the beheaded prisoners"
  • (beheading) decapitation: execution by cutting off the victim's head
  • (Beheaded (band)) Beheaded is a Death metal band from Malta. They were formed in 1991, by singer Marcel Scalpello, guitarist David Bugeja, and drummer Chris Brincat. They have performed in Malta, Europe, and the US, and have released several albums.
  • To remove the head
  • (beheading) An instance of at least one person being beheaded
  • (Beheaded) and the body divided into four parts (quartered).
  • (BEHEADING) To dream that you are beheaded or that your head is separate from your body signifies there will be a quick recovery where illness is concerned.
  • (Beheading) To dream of being beheaded, overwhelming defeat or failure in some undertaking will soon follow. To see others beheaded, if accompanied by a large flow of blood, death and exile are portended.