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circumcise en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈsəːkəmsʌɪz/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈsɚkəmˌsaɪz/ (General-American)

Etymology

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”).

Meanings

1. 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 circumcise the babe; and so he brought thee hither." 1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume II, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 349:
2. (proscribed, sometimes) To surgically remove the clitoris (clitoridectomy), clitoral hood, or labia.
3. (slang) 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.

Forms

Deriveds

circumcisable · circumciser · circumcisor · circumcisee · recircumcise

Relateds

circumcision

Synonyms

cut · posthectomize · circ · snip

Translations (80)

cmn 割包皮 (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · de beschneiden (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · ary طهر (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · az sünnət etdirmək (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · is umskera (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · ga imghearr (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · vo säprepüdön (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · mi poka kirimata (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · ja 割礼を行なう (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · az kəsdirmək (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · lt apipjaustyti (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · nan-hbl 割鳥皮 /割鸟皮 (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · pl wyrzezać (to remove the clitoris or labia) · ru обреза́ть (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · fi ympärileikata (to remove the clitoris or labia) · gl circuncidar (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · ar خَتَنَ (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · cs obřezávat (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · ru обре́зать (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · sk obrezať (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · pl wyrzezywać (to remove the clitoris or labia) · pl obrzezywać (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · hu körülmetél (to remove the clitoris or labia) · ru соверша́ть обреза́ние (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · niq muratan (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · it circoncidere (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · cy enwaedu (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · sv omskära (to remove the clitoris or labia) · vi cắt bao quy đầu (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · ro circumcide (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · bg обрязвам (to remove the clitoris or labia) · sk obrezovať (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · hy թլփատել (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · hi ख़तना करना (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · ga timpeallghearr (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · pt circuncidar (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · da omskære (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · id mengkhitan (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · bg обрязвам (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · wa dischafyî (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · nl besnijden (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · da omskære (to remove the clitoris or labia) · ru соверши́ть обреза́ние (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · ast circuncidar (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · wa discaloter (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · egy I9:Aa1*X1-S28-G17-G47-G1-G17-D52 (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · sv omskära (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · ms mengkhatankan (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · yi ייִדישן (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · eo cirkumcidi (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · sk obrezávať (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · mk сунетисување (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · la circumcīdō (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · es circuncidar (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · id menyunat (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · ko 할례를 하다 (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · ang ymbsnīþan (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · tr sünnet olmak (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · ang ymbċeorfan (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · fr circoncire (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · fi ympärileikata (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · pl obrzezać (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · egy S29-D36-D58-T30 (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · ko 할례를 하다 (to remove the clitoris or labia) · ary ختن (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · cs obřezat (to remove the clitoris or labia) · hu körülmetél (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · mi kokoti (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · cs obřezat (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · is umskera (to remove the clitoris or labia) · mk обрежува (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · io cirkoncizar (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · ca circumcidar (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · el περιτέμνω (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · grc περιτέμνω (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · ka წინდაცვეთა (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · tr sünnet etmek (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · fo umskera (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · oc circomcir (to remove the foreskin from the penis) · he מל (to remove the foreskin from the penis)