Definitions for behead
bɪˈhɛdbe·head

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. decapitate, behead, decollateverb

   cut the head of

   "the French King was beheaded during the Revolution"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. beheadverb

   To remove the head.

2. Etymology: beheafdian, from be- (with privative force), + heafod

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Beheadverb

   To deprive of the head; to kill by cutting off the head.

   Etymology: from be and head.

   See a reverend Syracusan merchant
   Beheaded publickly. William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet.

   His beheading he underwent with all christian magnanimity. Edward Hyde, b. vii.

   On each side they fly,
   By chains connext, and, with destructive sweep,
   Behead whole troops at once. Philips.

   Mary, queen of the Scots, was beheaded in the reign of queen Elizabeth I . Joseph Addison, on Italy.

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1. behead

   To behead means to cut off the head of a person or animal, typically as a form of execution. It can also refer to the removal of a leader or ruler. The term can also be used figuratively in certain contexts.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Beheadverb

   to sever the head from; to take off the head of

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Behead

   be-hed′, v.t. to cut off the head.—ns. Behead′al (rare); Behead′ing, the act of cutting off the head.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of behead in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of behead in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of behead in a Sentence

1. Ryan Mauro:

   Closing Guantanamo Bay will have no impact on terrorist recruitment and radicalization, there is not a single case that I am aware of where a moderate, peace-loving Muslim became angry over the Gitmo issue and suddenly decided to wage violent jihad, behead innocent people, implement theocracy and commit human rights abuses like executing gays and abusing women.

2. Mustafa Bali:

   They are frightening the people, they behead people, explode bombs in markets, they still create an atmosphere where it is impossible for people to escape from them.

3. Selvedin Beganovic:

   When did (the Prophet) Muhammad ever behead anyone? when did he take a knife and slaughter an innocent journalist?

4. Ian Rintoul:

   They are systematically removing people from compounds who they believe are ring leaders, i mean, they really think that they can behead the movement by removing a handful of individuals from the compounds, but it's patently not the case.

5. Philip Mudd:

   Short term, they may win, the long-term solution for Iraq may not be a unified state if the only message they (Sunnis in Anbar province) get is either join ISIS, which will behead you, or support the government, which brings in rival Shia militias to oust the Sunnis. It's a very difficult political situation.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=behead
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Behead
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=behead
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/behead
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=behead