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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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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