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Added 9 October 2026

circumcise

/ˈsəːkəmsʌɪz/ verb

In Latin: circumcīdō Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about circumcise at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Cut the skin over the clitoris.
Cut the foreskin off male babies or teenage boys.
During the bris, the baby boy is circumcised

Origin

From Middle English circumcisen, from Old French circumciser (modern French circoncire) and its etymon Latin circumcīsus, the past participle of circumcīdō (“cut around”), from circum (“about, around; through”) + caedō (“cut, hew”).

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