circumcise

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English

Etymology

From Old French circoncisier, from Latin circumcīdō (cut around), from circum (about, around; through) + caedō (cut, hew).

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circumcise (third-person singular simple present circumcises, present participle circumcising, simple past and past participle circumcised)

  1. To surgically remove the foreskin (prepuce) from the penis of.
  2. (sometimes proscribed) To surgically remove the clitoris (clitoridectomy), clitoral hood, or labia.
  3. (military, nautical, slang) To trim off the portion of the barrel liner of a large-caliber naval gun that protrudes from the end of the barrel as a result of the liner slowly stretching from prolonged fire.

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Latin

Etymology 1

Form of circumcīsus.

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Participle

circumcīse

  1. vocative masculine singular of circumcīsus

Etymology 2

From circumcīsus (cut, reduced) +‎ (-ly).

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Adverb

circumcīsē (comparative circumcīsius, superlative circumcīsissimē)

  1. concisely, briefly

References

  • circumcise”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • circumcise in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃir.kumˈt͡ʃi.se/
  • Rhymes: -ise
  • Hyphenation: cir‧cum‧ci‧se

Adjective

circumcise f pl or n pl

  1. feminine/neuter plural of circumcis (circumcised)

Verb

circumcise

  1. third-person singular simple perfect indicative of circumcide (circumcise)