cir‧cum‧cise /ˈsɜːkəmsaɪz $ ˈsɜːr-/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Latin;
Origin: past participle of circumcidere, from circum- (CIRCUM-) + caedere 'to cut']
1. to cut off the skin at the end of the
penis (=male sex organ)2. to cut off a woman’s
clitoris (=part of her sex organs) [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲