behead

tr.v., -head·ed, -head·ing, -heads.
To separate the head from; decapitate.

[Middle English biheden, from Old English behēafdian : be-, away from; see be- + hēafod, head; see head.]

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: cut the head of
  Synonym: decapitate

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A dream of being beheaded may indicate traumatic memories about bad judgments and wrong decisions made by the dreamer. The head symbolizes the intellect, so beheading can also represent alienation from feelings or from one's own body. (See also Decapitation; Guillotine).

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - halshugge

Nederlands (Dutch)
onthoofden

Français (French)
v. tr. - décapiter

Deutsch (German)
v. - enthaupten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποκεφαλίζω, καρατομώ

Italiano (Italian)
decapitare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - decapitar

Русский (Russian)
обезглавить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - decapitar, degollar, descabezar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - halshugga

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
斩首, 砍头

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 斬首, 砍頭

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~의 목을 자르다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 打ち首にする, 斬首する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) قطع رأسه, ضرب عنقه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ערף‬

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