circumcise
verb (used with object)
to remove the prepuce of (a male), especially as a religious rite.
have circumcised
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present perfectof circumcise.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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But many patients’ parents said they would have circumcised their sons at birth, rather than later in life, if Medicaid covered the procedure for newborns, according to University of Florida Health pediatric surgeons.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 22, 2014
He is said to have circumcised a Galatian half-Jew named Timothy.
From The Making of the New Testament by Benjamin Wisner Bacon
I say, they would not have circumcised their six hundred thousand warriors, and have laid them open to the attempts and dangers of their enemies.
From Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 by John Bunyan
Is not Paul said to have circumcised Timothy on account of a greater dispensation?
From Barlaam and Ioasaph by Saint John of Damascus
