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circumcise
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cir·cum·cise  (sûrkm-sz)
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).

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

circum·ciser n.

circumcise
Verb
[-cising, -cised]
1. to remove the foreskin of (a male)
2. to cut or remove the clitoris of (a female)
3. to perform such an operation as a religious rite on (someone) [Latin circum- + caedere to cut]
circumcision n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.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"
Translations

circumcise [ˈsəːkəmsaɪz] vtcircuncidar
circumcise [ˈsəːkəmsaɪz] vtcirconcire
circumcise [ˈsəːkəmsaɪz] vtbeschneiden
circumcise [ˈsəːkəmsaɪz] vtcirconcidere

circumcise
v circumcise [ˈsəːkəmsaiz]
1 to remove the foreskin (of a man). besnyيُطَهِّرُ الصَّبي، يَنْزَعُ القُلْفَـهобрязвамobřezatomskærebeschneidenκάνω περιτομήcircuncidarümber lõikamaختنه کردنympärileikatacirconcireלַמוֹלखतना करनाobrezatikörülmetélmenyunat (laki-laki)umskeracirconcidere割礼を施す...에게 할례를 베풀다apipjaustytiapgraizītmengkhatankanbesnijdenomskjæreobrzezaćcircuncizara circumcideсовершать обрезаниеobrezaťobrezatiobrezatiomskäraขลิบหนังหุ้มปลายองคชาติsünnet etmek割除...的包皮здійснити обрізанняبچے (مرد) کا ختنہ کرناcắt đầu bao quy đầu...
2 to remove a part of the clitoris (of a woman). reinigingيَخْتِنُ الفَتاهобрязвамobřezatomskærebeschneidenκάνω κλειτοριδεκτομήrealizar una ablación de clítorisümber lõikamaبرداشتن بخشی از کلیتوریسcirconcireלַמוֹלखतना करना, मुसलमानी करनाobrezatikörülmetélmenyunat (perempuan)infibulare女子の)陰核を切除する...에게 할례를 베풀다apipjaustytiveikt klitora operācijumenyunatkanvrouwenbesnijdenisomskjæreobrzezaćсовершать круговое сечениеurobiť obriezku klitorisuobrezati klitorisobrezatiomskäraขลิบคลิทอริสkadının bızırını kesmek割陰唇здійснити обрізанняعورت کا ختنہ کرناcắt âm vật
n ˌcircumˈcision [-ˈsiʒən]
besnydenisتَطْهير، خِتانобрязванеobřízka, obřezáníomskærelsedie Beschneidungπεριτομήcircunsiciónümberlõikusختنهympärileikkauscirconcisionמִילָהखतनाobrezivanjekörülmetéléssunatumskurðurcirconcisione割礼할례apipjaustymasapgraizīšanapengkhatananbesnijdenisomskjæringobrzezaniecircuncisãocircumcizieобрезаниеobriezkaobrezovanjeobrezivanjeomskärelseการขลิบsünnet (etme)包皮環割術обрізанняختنہsự cắt bao quy đầu; cắt âm vật

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Interviews were conducted with boys undergoing circumcision, adult Meru men, traditional circumcisers, and hospital staff carrying out circumcision.
 
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