ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ˌsīz transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English circumcisen, from Latin circumcisus, past participle of circumcidere to cut around, circumcise, from circum- + caedere to cut — more at concise
1.
a. : to cut off the prepuce of (a male) or the clitoris of (a female)
b. : to cut around, off, or away — now used only in medicine
2. : to purify spiritually
circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no longer stubborn — Deut 10:16 (Revised Standard Version)