English Explanatory Dictionary

emvowel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ɪmˈvaʊ.əl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-emvowel.wav

Word forms

emvowel emvowels emvoweling emvowelling emvoweled emvowelled envowel

Etymology

Coined by Henry Fielding (1707-1754) as a jocular alteration of embowel (“disembowel”).

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