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Circumcise

//ˈsəːkəmsʌɪz// verb, slang

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Verb
  1. 1
    To surgically remove the foreskin (prepuce) from the penis of.
  2. 2
    cut the foreskin off male babies or teenage boys wordnet
  3. 3
    To surgically remove the clitoris (clitoridectomy), clitoral hood, or labia. proscribed, sometimes
  4. 4
    cut the skin over the clitoris wordnet
  5. 5
    To trim off the portion of the barrel liner of a large-caliber naval gun that protrudes from the end of the barrel as a result of the liner slowly stretching from prolonged fire. slang

Etymology

From Old French circoncisier, from Latin circumcīdō (“cut around”), from circum (“about, around; through”) + caedō (“cut, hew”).

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