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BNC: 34888 COCA: 25918

circumcise

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
circumcise /ˈsɚkəmˌsaɪz/ verb
circumcises; circumcised; circumcising
circumcise
/ˈsɚkəmˌsaɪz/
verb
circumcises; circumcised; circumcising
Learner's definition of CIRCUMCISE
[+ object]
: to cut off the skin (called the foreskin) at the end of the penis of (a man or boy)切除(男子的)包皮;行割礼often used as (be) circumcised常用作(be) circumcised
: to cut off the clitoris or outer sexual organs of (a woman or girl)切除(女子的)阴蒂often used as (be) circumcised常用作(be) circumcised

— circumcision

/ˈsɚkəmˌsɪʒən/ noun, plural circumcisions
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BNC: 34888 COCA: 25918

circumcise

verb

cir·​cum·​cise ˈsər-kəm-ˌsīz How to pronounce circumcise (audio)
circumcised; circumcising

transitive verb

: to cut off the foreskin of (a male) or the prepuce or clitoris and labia minora of (a female)
circumciser noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web While the Book of Genesis records God telling Abraham to circumcise his son (17:9-14), circumcision is once again mandated in the Book of Leviticus (12:3). Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 28 Mar. 2022 Some communities routinely circumcise infant boys for religious or cultural reasons. al, 8 May 2021 Terry Brazier, 70, went into Leicester Royal Infirmary for a bladder procedure known as a cystoscopy but was mistaken for another patient by hospital staff and circumcised. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2019 In parts of Africa, the benefits of circumcising adolescents can outweigh the costs by about 10 to 1, according to the Copenhagen Consensus Centre (CCC), a think-tank. The Economist, 16 Nov. 2019 For comparison, about 71% of American males, 91% of Israeli males and 97% of Saudi Arabian males are circumcised, according to the National Institutes of Health. Omar Abdel-baqui, Detroit Free Press, 14 Sep. 2019 After posting a photo of her kids with a pelican, Pink deleted the original post after a barrage of people criticized her for circumcising her son, who was pictured without a diaper. Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2019 Terry Brazier, aged 70, went into Leicester Royal Infirmary for a bladder procedure known as a cystoscopy but was mistaken for another patient by hospital staff and circumcised. Rob Picheta, CNN, 5 Aug. 2019 My brother was born in 1995 and circumcised in the living room, under an airbrushed painting of a Navajo woman. Jamie Lauren Keiles, Vox, 5 Dec. 2018 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin circumcisus, past participle of circumcidere, from circum- + caedere to cut

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of circumcise was in the 13th century
BNC: 34888 COCA: 25918

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