circumcise

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈsəːkəmsʌɪz/

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• Hyphenation: cir‧cum‧cise

Verb

Plain form circumcise

Third-person singular circumcises

Past tense circumcised

Past participle circumcised

Present participle circumcising

1. (transitive) When a boy or man is circumcised, a doctor his foreskin, is surgically removed.

   Fewer parents are choosing to have their boys circumcised.