behead

Significat (Anglès)

To deliberately remove the head of; to cut off (someone's) head.

Sinònims

decapitate

decollate

kill

🔪🩸👤

execute

guillotine

murder

slaughter

butcher

shorten

cut off

fire

🔥

gradually

neck

operate

pare

sever

short

skin

slay

stub

top

🔝

war

wound

cut the head off

cut the throat of

skin an animal

change someone’s mind

cut one’s throat

chop off the head

cut off the head

abbreviate

chop head off

abridge

curtail

cut

cut down

cutthroat

cut up

dismiss

electrocute

fight

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/bɪˈhɛd/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: beheden

Heretat de anglès antic: behēafdian

In summary

From Middle English beheden, bihefden, biheveden, from Old English behēafdian (“to behead”), equivalent to be- (“off, away”) + head.