circumcise
verbUK /ˈsəːkəmsʌɪz/ · US /ˈsɚkəmˌsaɪz/
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”).
1
To surgically remove the foreskin (prepuce) from the penis of.
2
Proscribed, Sometimes To surgically remove the clitoris (clitoridectomy), clitoral hood, or labia.
- Synonyms
- circ, snip, cut, posthectomize
- Derived terms
- circumcisable, circumcisee, circumciser, circumcisor, recircumcise
- Related terms
- circumcision