Definition of Circumcise

1. Verb. Cut the skin over the clitoris.

Generic synonyms: Cut

2. Verb. Cut the foreskin off male babies or teenage boys. "During the bris, the baby boy is circumcised"
Generic synonyms: Remove, Take, Take Away, Withdraw
Entails: Cut
Derivative terms: Circumcision, Circumcision

Definition of Circumcise

1. v. t. To cut off the prepuce of foreskin of, in the case of males, and the internal labia of, in the case of females.

Definition of Circumcise

1. Verb. To amputate the prepuce from a penis. ¹

2. Verb. To amputate the clitoris, prepuce, or labia. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Circumcise

1. [v -CISED, -CISING, -CISES]

Medical Definition of Circumcise

1. To perform circumcision, especially of the prepuce. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Circumcise

circumaural
circumaxillary
circumbendibus
circumbendibuses
circumbinary
circumboreal
circumbulbar
circumburst
circumcenter
circumcenters
circumcentre
circumcentres
circumcinct
circumcircle
circumcircles
circumciser
circumcisers
circumcises
circumcising
circumcisions
circumcisor
circumcisors
circumcize
circumcized
circumcizes
circumcizing
circumclusion

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