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English verb: behead

1. behead (contact) cut the head of


SamplesThe French King was beheaded during the Revolution.


ExamplesThey want to behead the prisoners


Synonymsdecapitate, decollate


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something.
Somebody ----s somebody


Broader (hypernym)kill


Narrower (hyponym)guillotine









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