verb
- present participle of circumcise: removing the foreskin from the penis, typically for religious or medical reasons
Usage: medical; religious
Examples
- The doctor is circumcising the newborn according to the parents’ wishes.
- Many cultures have traditions involving circumcising male infants.
- The medical team was circumcising several patients that morning.
- They are circumcising their son for religious reasons.
- The procedure involves circumcising under sterile conditions.