- 1circumcise somebody to remove the foreskin of a boy or man for religious or medical reasons
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- 2circumcise somebody to cut off part of the sex organs of a girl or woman
circumcise
verbNAmE//ˈsərkəmˌsaɪz//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they circumcise he / she / it circumcises
past simple circumcised
-ing form circumcising
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