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Definition of "circumcise" [cir•cum•cise]

  • To remove the prepuce of (a male). (verb-transitive)
  • To remove all or part of the clitoris, prepuce, or labia of (a female). (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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  • "The Jews are permitted to circumcise their own sons."