circumcise
verb
cir·cum·cise
ˈsər-kəm-ˌsīz 
circumcised; circumcising
: to cut off the foreskin of (a male) or the prepuce or clitoris and labia minora of (a female)
circumciser
noun
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The New Zealand Herald reports that the patient was bandaged and didn’t realize he’d been fully circumcised until days after he was discharged.
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Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2024
Nearly two years ago, Chanel Ayan revealed on an episode of The Real Housewives of Dubai that she and her older sister Ifrah were circumcised as children without her family’s knowledge.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 27 May 2024
Hunter’s relative, Adam, who was living in Warsaw with false papers, found a way to hide the fact that he was circumcised from a landlord who accused him of being Jewish.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 24 Mar. 2024
The boys will be circumcised and named about a week after they are discharged from the hospital, Rad says.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 12 July 2023
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Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2024
Nearly two years ago, Chanel Ayan revealed on an episode of The Real Housewives of Dubai that she and her older sister Ifrah were circumcised as children without her family’s knowledge.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 27 May 2024
Hunter’s relative, Adam, who was living in Warsaw with false papers, found a way to hide the fact that he was circumcised from a landlord who accused him of being Jewish.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 24 Mar. 2024
The boys will be circumcised and named about a week after they are discharged from the hospital, Rad says.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 12 July 2023
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circumcise
transitive verb
cir·cum·cise
ˈsər-kəm-ˌsīz
circumcised; circumcising
1
: to cut off the foreskin of (a male) or the prepuce of (a female)
2
: to cut off all or part of the external genitalia and especially the clitoris and labia minora of (a female) see female genital mutilation
circumciser
noun
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