circumcise
Meaning of circumcise
verb
- cut off the foreskin of (a young boy or man, especially a baby) as a religious rite, especially in Judaism and Islam, or as a medical treatment.
- (as a practice traditional in some cultures) partially or totally remove the external genitalia of (a girl or young woman) for non-medical reasons.
Middle English: from Old French circonciser, or from Latin circumcis- ‘cut around’, from the verb circumcidere, from circum ‘around, about’ + caedere ‘to cut’.
Information about circumcise
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of circumcise is: circumcises.
- Languages in which circumcise is used:
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Hyphenation of circumcise
cir-cum-cise
- It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
- circumcise is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
Translation of circumcise
- French: circoncire
- German: beschneiden
- Italian: circoncidere
- Portuguese: circuncidar
- Spanish: circuncidar
Words that rhyme with circumcise
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