behead

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

be·head [behead beheads beheaded beheading] BrE [bɪˈhed] NAmE [bɪˈhed] verb usually passive ~ sb
to cut off sb's head, especially as a punishment
Syn: ↑decapitate
•He was charged with treason and beheaded.
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Word Origin:
Old English behēafdian; from ↑be- ‘off’ (expressing removal) + hēafod, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoofd and German Haupt.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  decapitate, decollate