circumcise

Verb

Meaning

To cut off the prepuce of foreskin of, in the case of males, and the internal labia of, in the case of females.

To purify spiritually.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

cut within uncut consecrate prune bris reduce cutting crop chip burst restrict trim circumcision purify
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Antonyms

increase spread improve join progress add
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Hypernyms

take cut remove withdraw take away

Related terms

circumcision

Derivatives

circumcised circumcising

Examples

May the God of your choice bless and keep you. I respect Him as long as He does not circumcise me anymore. Kinky Friedman

Don't get me wrong: I believe that people who circumcise for religious reasons should have the right to do so. Rod Dreher

During the bris, the baby boy is circumcised Source: Internet

As with every country, doctors who circumcise children must take care that all applicable rules regarding informed consent and safety are satisfied. Source: Internet

Antoninus Pius permitted Jews to circumcise their own sons. Source: Internet

In a case of sexual assault in Queensland, Australia (1997), a district court awarded a man damages for nervous shock after a botched attempt to circumcise him with a broken beer bottle in a drunken attack. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

circumcinct circumcircle circumcisable circumcised circumcisee circumciser