circumcise
pronunciation
How to pronounce circumcise in British English:
UK [ˈsɜ:kəmsaɪz]
How to pronounce circumcise in American English:
US [ˈsɜrkəmsaɪz]
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- Verb:
- cut the skin over the clitoris
- cut the foreskin off male babies or teenage boys
Word Origin
- circumcise (v.)
- mid-13c., "to cut off the foreskin," from Old French circoncisier "circumcise" (12c., Modern French circoncire), from Latin circumcisus, past participle of circumcidere "to cut round, to cut trim, to cut off" (see circumcision). Related: Circumcised; circumcising.
Example
- 1. Jews who circumcise their sons trace the tradition back thousands of years .
- 2. Circumcise your hearts , therefore , and do not be stiff-necked any longer .
- 3. At that time jehovah said to joshua , make knives of flint , and circumcise again the children of israel a second time .
- 4. At that time jehovah said unto joshua , make thee knives of flint , and circumcise again the children of israel the second time .
- 5. Kjv but there rose up certain of the sect of the pharisees which believed , saying , that it was needful to circumcise them , and to command them to keep the law of moses .