circumcise

ˈsɜːrkəmsaɪz

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Definition of circumcise - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

male surgery ritual

TECH.

remove the foreskin from a male, often as a ritual or surgery

TECH.

The doctor will circumcise the baby tomorrow.

ablate

clip

excise

female surgery

TECH.

surgically remove the clitoris or clitoral hood

TECH.

In some cultures, they circumcise young girls.

ablate

amputate

excise

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Origin of circumcise

Latin, circum (around) + caedere (to cut)

Examples of circumcise in a sentence

The clinic offers to circumcise adult males under local anesthesia.
The controversial practice to circumcise girls is debated worldwide.
Efforts to circumcise women have faced international criticism.

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French:circoncire, pratiquer l'excision, ...
German:beschneiden, entfernen, ...
Italian:circoncidere, escidere, ...
Spanish:circuncidar, extirpar el clítoris, ...
Portuguese:circuncidar, remover o clitóris, ...
Chinese:行割礼, 割除, ...
Japanese:包茎手術をする, 割礼する, ...
Arabic:خَتَنَ, ...
Hebrew:לָמוּל, לְהַסִּיר אֶת הַדְּגַדְגָּן, ...
Russian:обрезать, делать обрезание, ...
Ukrainian:обрізати, робити обрізання, ...
Hindi:परिपूर्ण करना, खतना करना, ...
Bengali:অঙ্গপ্রত্যঙ্গ অপসারণ, সার্কামসাইজ করা, ...
Catalan:circumcidar, extirpar el clítoris, ...
Czech:obřezat, podrobit obřízce, ...
Danish:omskære, ...
Dutch:besnijden, weghalen, ...
Greek:περιτέμνω, αφαιρώ κλειτορίδα, ...
Hungarian:körülmetélni, a csiklót vagy a csikló előbőrét műtéttel eltávolítani, ...
Khmer:កាត់ស្បែកគ្របក្បាលលិង្គ, កាត់យកគ្លីតូរីស ឬស្បែកគ្របគ្លីតូរីសដោយវះកាត់, ...
Korean:할례하다, 음핵을 제거하다, ...
Persian:ختنه کردن, ختنه کرد, ...
Polish:obrzezać, przeprowadzać obrzezanie, ...
Portuguese (BR):circuncidar, extirpar, ...
Romanian:a circumcide, a exciza, ...
Swedish:omskära, utföra kvinnlig omskärelse, ...
Thai:ขลิบ, ตัด, ...
Turkish:sünnet olmak, sünnet etmek, ...
Vietnamese:cắt bao quy đầu, cắt âm vật, ...

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