| v. t. | 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.) To purify spiritually. |
| Verb | 1. | circumcise - cut the skin over the clitoris |
| 2. | circumcise - cut the foreskin off male babies or teenage boys; "During the bris, the baby boy is circumcised" |