circumcise

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Verb

circumcise (circumcises, present participle circumcising; past and past participle circumcised)

1. To surgically remove the foreskin (prepuce) from a penis (male).
2. (sometimes proscribed) To surgically remove the clitoris (clitoridectomy), clitoral hood, or labia (female).

Synonyms

• circ (informal), snip (informal)
• cut (informal)

Related terms

• circumcision

Translations

• French: circoncire
• German: beschneiden
• Italian: circoncidere
• Portuguese: circuncidar
• Russian: соверша́ть обреза́ние
• Spanish: circuncidar

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