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Circumcise vs Circumciser - What's the difference?

circumcise | circumciser |

As a verb circumcise

is to amputate the prepuce from a penis.

As a noun circumciser is

a person who performs circumcision.

circumcise

English

Alternative forms

* circumcize

Verb

(en-verb)
  • To amputate the prepuce from a penis.
  • To amputate the clitoris, prepuce, or labia.

    • Synonyms

    * circ (informal), snip (informal)

    Related terms

    * circumcision

    circumciser

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who performs circumcision
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=February 23, author=Donald G. Mcneil Jr., title=Circumcision’s Anti-AIDS Effect Found Greater Than First Thought, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=He said President Bush’s $15 billion AIDS initiative and the World Health Organization were considering paying for circumcisions in high-risk countries, but must work out what training and equipment they would require circumcisers to have. }}

    Synonyms

    *Judaism: mohel