circumcise

cir·cum·cise

 (sûr′kəm-sīz′)

tr.v. cir·cum·cised, cir·cum·cis·ing, cir·cum·cis·es

1. To remove the prepuce of (a male).

2. To remove all or part of the clitoris, prepuce, or labia of (a female).

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[Middle English circumcisen, from Latin circumcīdere, circumcīs-, to cut around : circum-, circum- + caedere, to cut; see kaə-id- in Indo-European roots.]

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cir′cum·cis′er n.

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circumcise

(ˈsɜːkəmˌsaɪz)

vb (tr)

1. (Surgery) to remove the foreskin of (a male)

2. (Surgery) to incise surgically the skin over the clitoris of (a female)

3. (Surgery) to remove the clitoris of (a female)

4. (Ecclesiastical Terms) to perform the religious rite of circumcision on (someone)

[C13: from Latin circumcīdere, from circum- + caedere to cut]

ˈcircumˌciser n

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cir•cum•cise

(ˈsɜr kəmˌsaɪz)

v.t. -cised, -cis•ing.

1. to remove the prepuce of (a male), esp. as a religious rite.

2. to remove the clitoris, prepuce, or labia of (a female).

[1200–50; Middle English < Latin circumcīsus, past participle of circumcīdere to cut around]

cir′cum•cis`er, n.

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circumcise

Past participle: circumcised
Gerund: circumcising

Imperative

circumcise

circumcise

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	circumcise - cut the skin over the clitoris cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
	2.	circumcise - cut the foreskin off male babies or teenage boys; "During the bris, the baby boy is circumcised" remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

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Translations

يَخْتِنُ الفَتاهيُطَهِّرُ الصَّبي، يَنْزَعُ القُلْفَـه

obřezat

omskære

beschneiden

circuncidar

ympärileikata

circoncire

ख़तना करना

körülmetél

umskera

circoncidere

apipjaustytiapipjaustymas

apgraizītklitora operacijuveikt

besnijden

omskjære

obrzezaćobrzezywać

circumcide

obrezaťurobiť obriezku

kadının bızırını kesmeksünnet etmek

割阴唇割除...的包皮

circumcise

[ˈsɜːkəmsaɪz] VT → circuncidar

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

circumcise

[ˈsɜː^rkəmsaɪz] vt [+ male] → circoncire; [+ female] → exciser

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

circumcise

vt → beschneiden

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

circumcise

[ˈsɜːkəmˌsaɪz] vt → circoncidere

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

circumcise

(ˈsəːkəmsaiz) verb

1. to remove the foreskin (of a man). besny يُطَهِّرُ الصَّبي، يَنْزَعُ القُلْفَـه обрязвам circuncidar obřezat beschneiden omskære κάνω περιτομή circuncidar ümber lõikama ختنه کردن ympärileikata circoncire לַמוֹל खतना करना obrezati körülmetél menyunat (laki-laki) umskera circoncidere 割礼を施す (남자의) 표피를 자르다 apipjaustyti apgraizīt mengkhatankan besnijdenomskjære obrzezać سنت كول، ختنه كول circuncizar a circumcide совершать обрезание obrezať obrezati obrezati omskära ขลิบหนังหุ้มปลายองคชาติ sünnet etmek 割除(男人的)包皮 здійснити обрізання بچے (مرد) کا ختنہ کرنا cắt đầu bao quy đầu 割除...的包皮

2. to remove a part of the clitoris (of a woman). reiniging يَخْتِنُ الفَتاه обрязвам circuncidar obřezat beschneiden omskære κάνω κλειτοριδεκτομή realizar una ablación de clítoris ümber lõikama برداشتن بخشی از کلیتوریس ympärileikata circoncire לַמוֹל खतना करना, मुसलमानी करना obrezati körülmetél menyunat (perempuan) infibulare 女子の）陰核を切除する (여자의) 음핵 표피를 자르다 apipjaustyti veikt klitora operāciju menyunatkan vrouwenbesnijdenis omskjære obrzezać د یوه زره کلیتوس اوچتول совершать круговое сечение urobiť obriezku klitorisu obrezati klitoris obrezati omskära ขลิบคลิทอริส kadının bızırını kesmek 割陰唇 здійснити обрізання عورت کا ختنہ کرنا cắt âm vật 割阴唇

ˌcircumˈcision (-ˈsiʒən) noun

besnydenis تَطْهير، خِتان обрязване circuncisão obřízka, obřezání die Beschneidung omskærelse περιτομή circunsición ümberlõikus ختنه ympärileikkaus circoncisionמילה खतना obrezivanje körülmetélés sunat umskurður circoncisione 割礼 (음핵의) 표피 절단, 할례 apipjaustymas apgraizīšana pengkhatanan besnijdenisomskjæring obrzezanie سنت circuncisão circumcizie обрезание obriezka obrezovanje obrezivanje omskärelse การขลิบ sünnet 割禮，環割術 обрізання ختنہ sự cắt bao quy đầu; cắt âm vật 割礼，包皮环割术

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cir·cum·cise

vt. circuncidar.

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circumcise

vt circuncidar

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