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behead definition

be·head (bē hed′, bi-)

transitive verb

to cut off the head of; decapitate

Etymology: ME bihevden < OE beheafdian < be, be- + heafod, head

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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