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Circumcise

Circumcise Meaning & Definition
Circumcise Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Circumcise?

[v] cut the foreskin off male babies or teenage boys; "During the bris, the baby boy is circumcised"
[v] cut the skin over the clitoris

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See Also | cut | remove | take | take away | withdraw

Circumcise In Webster's Dictionary

\Cir"cum*cise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Circumcised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Circumcising}.] [L. circumcisus, p. p. of circumcidere to cut around, to circumcise; circum + caedere to cut; akin to E. c[ae]sura, homicide, concise, and prob. to shed, v. t.] 1. To cut off the prepuce of foreskin of, in the case of males, and the internal labia of, in the case of females. 2. (Script.) To purify spiritually.

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