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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cir•cum•cise /ˈsɜrkəmˌsaɪz/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -cised, -cis•ing. - Surgeryto remove the foreskin of (a male).
- Surgeryto remove the clitoris of (a female).
cir•cum•cis•ion /ˌsɜrkəmˈsɪʒən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]performed two circumcisions.[uncountable]Circumcision is a rite among some peoples.See -cise-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cir•cum•cise (sûr′kəm sīz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -cised, -cis•ing. - Surgeryto remove the prepuce of (a male), esp. as a religious rite.
- Surgeryto remove the clitoris, prepuce, or labia of (a female).
- to purify spiritually.
- Latin circumcīsus (past participle of circumcīdere to cut around), equivalent. to circum- circum- + -cīsus (-cīd- cut + -tus past participle suffix; see -cide)
- Middle English circumcisen 1200–50
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