circumciser

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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