envowel

== English == === Alternative forms === emvowel === Etymology === Blend of embowel +‎ vowel with assimilation the m of embowel to the following v of vowel. Compare to disenvowel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛnˈvaʊəl/, /ɛnˈvaʊl/ Rhymes: -aʊəl, -aʊl === Verb === envowel (third-person singular simple present envowels, present participle (US) envoweling or (UK) envowelling, simple past and past participle (US) envoweled or (UK) envowelled) (dated, transitive, humorous, rare) to replace a portion of a person's name with a dash in printing, in order to avoid libel.