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单词 emvowel
释义

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)

  1. (dated, humorous) To replace a portion of a person's name with a dash in printing, in order to avoid libel.
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