No. 13,840 in Russian
обезглавил
"Обезглавил" means "decapitated."
In a sentence
Король обезглавил предателя.
The king beheaded the traitor.
The word 'обезглавил' is a verb meaning 'beheaded,' used in a literary or historical context to signify the act of execution by removing someone's head.
Героический рыцарь обезглавил дракона для спасения деревни.
The heroic knight beheaded the dragon to save the village.
Here, 'обезглавил' is used figuratively to describe the action of defeating an adversary, in this case a mythical creature.
Полководец жестоко обезглавил оппозицию в своей армии.
The general cruelly beheaded the opposition within his army.
In this sentence, 'обезглавил' metaphorically illustrates the harsh measures taken to eliminate dissent or resistance, applying the term beyond literal physical execution.
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