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81cir|cum|cise — «SUR kuhm syz», transitive verb, cised, cis|ing. 1. to cut off the foreskin of (a male) or the nymphae of (a female), especially for hygienic purposes or as a religious or initiatory rite, as among the Jews, Muslims, and some African and… …
82cir|cum´fer|en´tial|ly — cir|cum|fer|en|tial «suhr KUHM fuh REHN shuhl», adjective. of a circumference; located at or near the circumference. –cir|cum´fer|en´tial|ly, adverb …
83cir|cum|fer|en|tial — «suhr KUHM fuh REHN shuhl», adjective. of a circumference; located at or near the circumference. –cir|cum´fer|en´tial|ly, adverb …
84cir´cum|fu´sion — cir|cum|fuse «SUR kuhm FYOOZ», transitive verb, fused, fus|ing. 1. to pour or spread around or about. 2. to surround; suffuse. ╂[< Latin circumfūsus, past participle of circumfundere < circum around + fundere pour out] –cir´cum|fu´sion …
85cir|cum|fuse — «SUR kuhm FYOOZ», transitive verb, fused, fus|ing. 1. to pour or spread around or about. 2. to surround; suffuse. ╂[< Latin circumfūsus, past participle of circumfundere < circum around + fundere pour out] –cir´cum|fu´sion …
86cir´cum|gy|ra´|tion — cir|cum|gy|rate «SUR kuhm JY rayt», transitive verb, intransitive verb, rat|ed, rat|ing. to turn, wheel, or go around. ╂[< Late Latin circumg āre (with English ate1) < Latin circum around + g āre t …
87cir|cum|gy|rate — «SUR kuhm JY rayt», transitive verb, intransitive verb, rat|ed, rat|ing. to turn, wheel, or go around. ╂[< Late Latin circumg āre (with English ate1) < Latin circum around + g āre t …
88cir´cum|nu|ta´tion — cir|cum|nu|tate «SUR kuhm NOO tayt, NYOO », intransitive verb, tat|ed, tat|ing. (of the growing parts of plants) to bend or move about in a more or less spiral, circular path. –cir´cum|nu|ta´tion, noun …
89cir|cum|nu|tate — «SUR kuhm NOO tayt, NYOO », intransitive verb, tat|ed, tat|ing. (of the growing parts of plants) to bend or move about in a more or less spiral, circular path. –cir´cum|nu|ta´tion, noun …
90cir´cum|po´lar|i|za´tion — cir|cum|po|lar|ize «SUR kuhm POH luh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. Optics. to rotate the plane of polarization of (light). –cir´cum|po´lar|i|za´tion, noun …
