circumcise
Syllables: cir·cum·cise/ˈsəːkəmsʌɪz/US/ˈsɚkəmˌsaɪz/
circumcise verb: to surgically remove the foreskin (prepuce) from the penis of.
Verb
circumcise (third-person singular simple present circumcises, present participle circumcising, simple past and past participle circumcised)
- To surgically remove the foreskin (prepuce) from the penis of.
- The woman then explained [...] "I was married to this husband, who is one of their great men, and who is, moreover, a Jew, for there are different religions among them; and I also am a Jewess: and when this child was born, I spake unto my husband, and entreated of him, that he would get a Moohel to...1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume II, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 349
- To surgically remove the clitoris (clitoridectomy), clitoral hood, or labia.
- 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.
circumcise meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
circumcise in Hindi
- to remove the foreskin from the penis
- ख़तना करना xatnā karnā
circumcise in Tamil
- ஆண்குறி நுனித்தோல் அகற்று, குறிமுனைத் தோல் நீக்கு, தூய்மைப்படுத்து
circumcise in Urdu
- to circumcise
- ختنہ کرنا xatna karnā
circumcise in Bengali
- খতনা করা, সুন্নত করা
More languagesFewer languages
- circumcise in Arabic
- خَتَنَ ḵatana
- circumcise in Malay
- mengkhatankan
- circumcise in Indonesian
- menyunat, mengkhitan
- circumcise in Vietnamese
- cắt bao quy đầu
Examples of circumcise in a sentence
- “It means our willies aren't circumcised,” he explained.
- Ironically, our Japanese-born colleague Seiji, who came from a culture that did not circumcise, had no problem with it.
- Notice that many of the pro-circers completely deny the feelings of men who have been circumcised and regret that fact.
Synonyms of circumcise
Forms of circumcise
| third-person singular present | circumcises |
|---|---|
| present participle | circumcising |
| past participle | circumcised |
| past | circumcised |
| alternative form (obsolete) | circumcize |
Origin of circumcise
From Middle English circumcisen, from Old French circumciser (modern French circoncire) and its etymon Latin circumcīsus, the past participle of circumcīdō (“cut around”), from circum (“about, around; through”) + caedō (“cut, hew”).
Words formed from circumcise
Questions about circumcise
- What does circumcise mean?
- Circumcise means to surgically remove the foreskin (prepuce) from the penis of.
- What is circumcise in Hindi?
- Circumcise in Hindi is ख़तना करना (xatnā karnā). See Circumcise meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is circumcise?
- Circumcise is a verb.
- How do you pronounce circumcise?
- Circumcise is pronounced /ˈsəːkəmsʌɪz/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of circumcise?
- The past tense of circumcise is circumcised.
Words near circumcise in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: circumcise (page history and authors); circumcise (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ختنہ کرنا (Urdu) (page history and authors); circumcise (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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