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Circumcise (Verb)

Cut the foreskin off male babies or teenage boys; "During the bris, the baby boy is circumcised".

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Doctors are trained to circumcise newborn babies in a safe and sterile environment to minimize complications.
The parents decided to circumcise their son on the eighth day after birth as part of their cultural tradition.
Before performing the surgery, the pediatrician explains the risks and benefits to parents who want to circumcise their child.
Male children born into certain communities are typically circumcised as part of an initiation ritual into manhood.
In some cultures, boys are circumcised as teenagers, often in a coming-of-age ceremony to mark their transition to manhood.

Cut the skin over the clitoris.

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Female genital mutilation is a practice in which the skin is cut or they circumcise females' genitals, often as a coming-of-age ritual.
A long-discredited medical practice from the late 19th and early 20th centuries actually used to circumcise women in an attempt to cure various supposed disorders.
The procedure of circumcising young girls as a prelude or accompaniment to marriage was once relatively widespread in various parts of the world.
Traditionally, uncircumcised women were regarded as somehow less feminine in cultures that circumcise women, thereby devaluing those with the natural genital appearance.
The 19th and early 20th centuries saw an unfortunate era of medical doctors who opted to circumcise women, a supposed cure-all to "solve" mythical health problems.