circumcise

[sur-kuh m-sahyz] /ˈsɜr kəmˌsaɪz/
verb (used with object), circumcised, circumcising.
1.
to remove the prepuce of (a male), especially as a religious rite.
2.
to remove the clitoris, prepuce, or labia of (a female).
3.
to purify spiritually.
Origin
1200-50; Middle English circumcisen < Latin circumcīsus (past participle of circumcīdere to cut around), equivalent to circum- circum- + -cīsus (-cīd- cut + -tus past participle suffix; see -cide)
Related forms
circumciser, noun
British Dictionary definitions for circumcise

circumcise

/ˈsɜːkəmˌsaɪz/
verb (transitive)
1.
to remove the foreskin of (a male)
2.
to incise surgically the skin over the clitoris of (a female)
3.
to remove the clitoris of (a female)
4.
to perform the religious rite of circumcision on (someone)
Derived Forms
circumciser, noun
Word Origin
C13: from Latin circumcīdere, from circum- + caedere to cut
Word Origin and History for circumcise
v.

mid-13c., "to cut off the foreskin," from Old French circoncisier "circumcise" (12c., Modern French circoncire), from Latin circumcisus, past participle of circumcidere "to cut round, to cut trim, to cut off" (see circumcision). Related: Circumcised; circumcising.

circumcise in Medicine

circumcise cir·cum·cise (sûr'kəm-sīz')
v. cir·cum·cised, cir·cum·cis·ing, cir·cum·cis·es
To perform a circumcision.