emvowel
English
WOTD – 13 June 2010
Alternative forms
- envowel
Etymology
By analogy with disembowel; attributed to Henry Fielding (1707-1754).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪmˈvaʊ.əl/
- Rhymes: -aʊəl
Verb
emvowel (third-person singular simple present emvowels, present participle emvowelling, simple past and past participle emvowelled)
- (dated, humorous) To replace a portion of a person's name with a dash in printing, in order to avoid libel.