English Explanatory Dictionary

envowel

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

/ɛnˈvaʊəl/ /ɛnˈvaʊl/

Word forms

envowel envowels envoweling envowelling envoweled envowelled emvowel

Etymology

Blend of embowel + vowel with assimilation the m of embowel to the following v of vowel. Compare to disenvowel.

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