⚔️behead

verb
/bɪˈhɛd/

Meaning

to cut off a person's or animal's head; to remove the leader or most important part

Example Sentences

The historical account describes how the traitor was beheaded as punishment.

Synonyms

decapitate, execute, kill, slay, put to death

Antonyms

crown, spare, enthrone

Collocations

behead a king, behead prisoners, ritual beheading, publicly behead

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