behead Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb cut the head of
    decollate; decapitate.
    • the French King was beheaded during the Revolution

WordNet

Be*head" transitive verb
Etymology
OE. bihefden, AS. beheáfdian; pref. be- + heáfod head. See Head.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Beheaded; present participle & verbal noun Beheading
Definitions
  1. To sever the head from; to take off the head of.

Webster 1913