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Verb: circumcise  'sur-kum,sIz
  1. Cut the foreskin off male babies or teenage boys
    "During the bris, the baby boy is circumcised"
     
  2. Cut the skin over the clitoris
    "In some cultures, they circumcise young girls"

Derived forms: circumcised, circumcises, circumcising

Type of: cut, remove, take, take away, withdraw

Encyclopedia: Circumcise