Circumcise
Pronunciation : Cir"cum*cise
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. circumcisus, p. p. of circumcidere to cut around, to circumcise; circum + caedere to cut; akin to E. c?sura, homicide, concise, and prob. to shed, v. t.]
Definition : 1. To cut off the prepuce of foreskin of, in the case of males, and the internal labia of, in the case of females.
2. (Script.)
Defn: To purify spiritually.
t. [imp. & p. p. Circumcised; p. pr. & vb. n. Circumcising.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913