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circumcise

cir·cum·cise

UK/ˈsəːkəmsʌɪz/ US/ˈsɚkəmˌsaɪz/ uncommon slang

verb

1.

cut the skin over the clitoris

2.

cut the foreskin off male babies or teenage boys

  • “During the bris, the baby boy is circumcised”

Origin

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”).

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