circumcise

Meanings

Verb

cut the skin over the clitoris
cut the foreskin off male babies or teenage boys
- "During the bris, the baby boy is circumcised"
To surgically remove the foreskin (prepuce) from the penis of.
To surgically remove the clitoris (clitoridectomy), clitoral hood, or labia.
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.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

circ, cut, posthectomize, snip

Scrabble Score: 18

circumcise is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
circumcise is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
circumcise is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 23

circumcise is a valid Words With Friends word