circumcise

Meaning

1. To surgically remove the foreskin (prepuce) from the penis of.
2. (proscribed, sometimes) To surgically remove the clitoris (clitoridectomy), clitoral hood, or labia.
3. (slang) To trim off the portion of the barrel liner of a large-caliber naval gun that protrudes from the end of the barrel as a result of the liner slowly stretching from prolonged fire.

Synonyms

be circumcised

cut off

cut

excise

limit

abridge

circumcision

circumscribe

Translations

circoncire

beschneiden

cironcire

besnijden

circuncidar

circoncidere

circuncidar

sünnet etmek

sünnet

circumcidar

περιτέμνω

خَتَنَ

Beschneidung

خت

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsəːkəmsʌɪz/

Etymology

From Old French circoncisier, from Latin circumcīdō (“cut around”), from circum (“about, around; through”) + caedō (“cut, hew”).