Main Entry:

cir·cum·cise

Pronunciation:

\ˈsər-k^əm-ˌsīz\

Function:

transitive verb

Inflected Form(s):

cir·cum·cised; cir·cum·cis·ing

Etymology:

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

Date:

13th century

1 : to cut off the foreskin of (a male) or the prepuce of (a female) 2 : to cut off all or part of the external genitalia and especially the clitoris and labia minora of (a female)

— cir·cum·cis·er noun