circumcise
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/ˈsɜːrkəmsaɪz/
🇬🇧
/ˈsɜːkəmsaɪz/
verb
R
To surgically remove the covering of skin from the tip of the penis, usually for religious or health reasons.
Many families choose to circumcise their baby boys as part of their religious tradition.
R
To perform a cultural practice of removing part of the female genitalia, which is not done for medical reasons and is against the law in many places.
Female genital mutilation, also known as female circumcision, is a harmful tradition that has been banned in many countries.
translation
To surgically remove the covering of skin from the tip of the penis, usually for religious or health reasons.; To perform a cultural practice of removing part of the female genitalia, which is not done for medical reasons and is against the law in many places.
Word Forms
3rd Present
circumcises
Past
circumcised
Perfect
circumcised
Progressive
circumcising