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circumcise

cir·cum·cise

circumcise

 
pronunciation:
suhr km saIz
features:
Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: circumcises, circumcising, circumcised
definition: to remove the foreskin from the sex organ of (a male) or the clitoris or labia from the sex organ of (a female).
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derivation: circumciser (n.)
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