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circumcise
[ sur-kuhm-sahyz ]
verb (used with object)
- to remove the prepuce of (a male), especially as a religious rite.
- to remove the clitoris, prepuce, or labia of (a female).
- to purify spiritually.
circumcise
/ ˈɜːəˌɪ /
verb
- to remove the foreskin of (a male)
- to incise surgically the skin over the clitoris of (a female)
- to remove the clitoris of (a female)
- to perform the religious rite of circumcision on (someone)
Derived Forms
- ˈܳˌ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- cܳ·e noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of circumcise1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of circumcise1
Example Sentences
She’s opposed, for example, to having their son circumcised.
This was when piracy was at its peak and she had just given birth to a son, whom they wanted to circumcise.
Somalia tops the list of countries where the practice, also known as female circumcision, is prevalent, with 99% of the female population between the ages of 15 and 49 having been circumcised.
Last year, a heavily pregnant congregant, knowing she would give birth to a boy, asked that he be circumcised — and that the bris be held on the eighth day of his life, as tradition demands.
Finally, your mother has to kill two or three goats to make a leather coat for you, because for a month before you’re circumcised, you have to wear leather.
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