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cir⋅cum⋅cise

  [sur-kuhm-sahyz]
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–verb (used with object), -cised, -cis⋅ing.
1. to remove the prepuce of (a male), esp. as a religious rite.
2. to remove the clitoris, prepuce, or labia of (a female).
3. to purify spiritually.
Origin:
1200–50; ME circumcisen < L circumcīsus (ptp. of circumcīdere to cut around), equiv. to circum- circum- + -cīsus (-cīd- cut + -tus ptp. suffix; see -cide )

Related forms:
cir⋅cum⋅cis⋅er, noun
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cir·cum·cise   (sûr'kəm-sīz')   
tr.v.   cir·cum·cised, cir·cum·cis·ing, cir·cum·cis·es

  1. To remove the prepuce of (a male).

  2. To remove all or part of the clitoris, prepuce, or labia of (a female).


[Middle English circumcisen, from Latin circumcīdere, circumcīs-, to cut around : circum-, circum- + caedere, to cut; see kaə-id- in Indo-European roots.]
cir'cum·cis'er n.
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Main Entry: cir·cum·cise
Pronunciation: 's&r-k&m-"sIz
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -cised; -cis·ing
: to cut off the prepuce of (a male) or the clitoris of (a female) —cir·cum·cis·er noun
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circumcise cir·cum·cise (sûr'kəm-sīz')
v. cir·cum·cised, cir·cum·cis·ing, cir·cum·cis·es
To perform a circumcision.

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