CIRCUMCISE


Meaning of CIRCUMCISE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsər-k ə m-ˌsīz ]

transitive verb

( -cised ; -cis·ing )

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin circumcisus, past participle of circumcidere, from circum- + caedere to cut

Date: 13th century

: to cut off the foreskin of (a male) or the clitoris of (a female)

• cir·cum·cis·er noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.