circumcise
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circumcise
- /ˈsəːkəmsʌɪz/ UK
- /ˈsɚkəmˌsaɪz/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English circumcisen, from Old French circumciser (modern French circoncire) and its etymon Latin circumcīsus, the past participle of circumcīdō (“cut around”), from circum (“about, around; through”) + caedō (“cut, hew”).
verb circumcises · circumcising · circumcised · circumcize
- To surgically remove the foreskin (prepuce) from the penis of. The woman then explained [...] "I was married to this husband, who is one of their great men, and who is, moreover, a Jew, for there are different religions among them; and I also am a Jewess: and when this child was born, I spake unto my husband, and entreated of him, that he would get a Moohel to
- To surgically remove the clitoris (clitoridectomy), clitoral hood, or labia.
- To trim off the portion of the barrel liner of a large-caliber naval gun that protrudes from the end of the barrel as a result of the liner slowly stretching from prolonged fire.
Similar: circ, snip, cut, posthectomize
Thesaurus
verb
Similar: circ, snip, cut, posthectomize
Translations
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verb to remove the foreskin from the penis
| Español | circuncidar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 할례를 하다 hallyereul hada |
| 日本語 | 割礼を行なう katsurei o okonau |
| 中文 | 割包皮 gē bāopí |
| हिन्दी | ख़तना करना xatnā karnā |
| Português | circuncidar |
| Français | circoncire |
| Deutsch | beschneiden |
| Italiano | circoncidere |
| Ελληνικά | περιτέμνω peritémno |
| Română | circumcide |
| Русский | соверша́ть обреза́ние soveršátʹ obrezánije, соверши́ть обреза́ние soveršítʹ obrezánije, обреза́ть obrezátʹ, обре́зать obrézatʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | cắt bao quy đầu |
| العربية | خَتَنَ ḵatana |
| עברית | מל mal |
verb to remove the clitoris or labia
| 한국어 | 할례를 하다 hallyereul hada |
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title = {circumcise},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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