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circumcising
present participle ofcircumcise
circumcise
verb[ T ]
uk /ˈsɜː.kəm.saɪz/ us /ˈsɝː.kəm.saɪz/
to cut the protecting loose skin off a boy's or man's penis, for medical, traditional, or religious reasons: （出于医疗、传统或宗教原因）割去（男孩的）包皮，对（男孩）行割礼;割除（女孩的）阴蒂
The United States has a strong tradition of circumcising baby boys.
5% of intact adult males eventually get circumcised for medical reasons.
to cut parts off a girl's or woman's sexual organs, for traditional or religious reasons: 环割（男子的）包皮
In parts of Africa, some girls are circumcised when they are a week old.
She sometimes dreams that the midwife who circumcised her is coming back to perform the procedure again.
He decided not to circumcise his sons.
They had their three sons circumcised because that's what everyone did.
They took my daughter away and had her circumcised.
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