Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - circumcise
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(circumcises, circumcising, circumcised) 1. If a boy or man is circumcised, the loose skin at the end of his penis is cut off. He had been circumcised within eight days of birth as required by Jewish law. VERB: usu passive, be V-ed • circumcision Jews and Moslems practise circumcision for religious reasons. N-UNCOUNT: also a N 2. In some cultures, if a girl or woman is circumcised, her clitoris is cut or cut off. An estimated number of 90 to 100 million women around the world living today have been circumcised. VERB: usu passive, be V-ed • circumcision ...a campaigner against female circumcision. N-UNCOUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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transitive verb (-cised; -cising) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin circumcisus, past participle of circumcidere, from circum- + caedere to cut Date: 13th century to cut off the foreskin of (a male) or the clitoris of (a female) • ~r noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.tr. 1 cut off the foreskin, as a Jewish or Muslim rite or a surgical operation. 2 cut off the clitoris (and sometimes the labia), usu. as a religious rite. 3 Bibl. purify (the heart etc.). Etymology: ME f. OF f. L circumcidere circumcis- (as CIRCUM-, caedere cut) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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v. 1) eccl. совершать обрезание 2) med. совершать круговое сечение 3) очищать духовно ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 13c., from L. circumcisus, pp. of circumcadere "to cut around," from circum "around" + caedere "to cut." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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