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envowel.

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

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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

    dated · humorous · rare · transitive
Where this word comes from

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

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