circumcise
verb
cir·cum·cise ˈsər-kəm-ˌsīz 
circumcised; circumcising
transitive verb
: to cut off the foreskin of (a male) or the prepuce or clitoris and labia minora of (a female)
circumciser noun
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web While the Book of Genesis records God telling Abraham to circumcise his son (17:9-14), circumcision is once again mandated in the Book of Leviticus (12:3). 
Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 28 Mar. 2022 Some communities routinely circumcise infant boys for religious or cultural reasons. al, 8 May 2021 Terry Brazier, 70, went into Leicester Royal Infirmary for a bladder procedure known as a cystoscopy but was mistaken for another patient by hospital staff and circumcised. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2019 In parts of Africa, the benefits of circumcising adolescents can outweigh the costs by about 10 to 1, according to the Copenhagen Consensus Centre (CCC), a think-tank. The Economist, 16 Nov. 2019 For comparison, about 71% of American males, 91% of Israeli males and 97% of Saudi Arabian males are circumcised, according to the National Institutes of Health. Omar Abdel-baqui, Detroit Free Press, 14 Sep. 2019 After posting a photo of her kids with a pelican, Pink deleted the original post after a barrage of people criticized her for circumcising her son, who was pictured without a diaper. Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2019 Terry Brazier, aged 70, went into Leicester Royal Infirmary for a bladder procedure known as a cystoscopy but was mistaken for another patient by hospital staff and circumcised. Rob Picheta, CNN, 5 Aug. 2019 My brother was born in 1995 and circumcised in the living room, under an airbrushed painting of a Navajo woman. Jamie Lauren Keiles, Vox, 5 Dec. 2018 See More
Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 28 Mar. 2022 Some communities routinely circumcise infant boys for religious or cultural reasons. al, 8 May 2021 Terry Brazier, 70, went into Leicester Royal Infirmary for a bladder procedure known as a cystoscopy but was mistaken for another patient by hospital staff and circumcised. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2019 In parts of Africa, the benefits of circumcising adolescents can outweigh the costs by about 10 to 1, according to the Copenhagen Consensus Centre (CCC), a think-tank. The Economist, 16 Nov. 2019 For comparison, about 71% of American males, 91% of Israeli males and 97% of Saudi Arabian males are circumcised, according to the National Institutes of Health. Omar Abdel-baqui, Detroit Free Press, 14 Sep. 2019 After posting a photo of her kids with a pelican, Pink deleted the original post after a barrage of people criticized her for circumcising her son, who was pictured without a diaper. Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2019 Terry Brazier, aged 70, went into Leicester Royal Infirmary for a bladder procedure known as a cystoscopy but was mistaken for another patient by hospital staff and circumcised. Rob Picheta, CNN, 5 Aug. 2019 My brother was born in 1995 and circumcised in the living room, under an airbrushed painting of a Navajo woman. Jamie Lauren Keiles, Vox, 5 Dec. 2018 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Latin circumcisus, past participle of circumcidere, from circum- + caedere to cut
First Known Use
13th century, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
circumcise
transitive verb
cir·cum·cise ˈsər-kəm-ˌsīz
circumcised; circumcising
1
: to cut off the foreskin of (a male) or the prepuce of (a female)
2
: to cut off all or part of the external genitalia and especially the clitoris and labia minora of (a female) see female genital mutilation