circumcise
/ˈsɜːkəmsaɪz/verb
with obj.
1- cut off the foreskin of (a young boy or man, especially a baby) as a religious rite, especially in Judaism and Islam, or as a medical treatment割除（男童, 男青年, 尤指男婴）的包皮（宗教仪式, 尤盛行于犹太教, 伊斯兰教）; 对…进行环切（割）术（医疗手段）。
1.1
- cut off the clitoris, and sometimes the labia, of (a girl or young woman) as a traditional practice among some peoples割除（女童, 女青年）的阴蒂（有时为阴唇）（某些民族的传统习俗）。
词源
Middle English: from Old French circonciser, or from Latin circumcis- 'cut around', from the verb circumcidere, from circum 'around, about' + caedere 'to cut'.