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onthoofden.

to behead, decapitate, notably as capital punishment

10 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˌɔntˈɦoːf.də(n)/
  1. to behead, decapitate, notably as capital punishment

    transitive
  2. to remove the leadership, the brains etc. (from ...)

    figuratively · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch onthôveden. Equivalent to modern hoofd (“head”) + ont- -en (privative verb-forming circumfix).

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