disenvowel

English

Etymology

Compare envowel.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌdɪsɛnˈvaʊəl/, /-ɪm-/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌdɪsənˈvaʊ(ə)l/
• Rhymes: -aʊəl, -aʊl
• Hyphenation: dis‧en‧vow‧el

Verb

disenvowel (third-person singular simple present disenvowels, present participle disenvowelling or disenvoweling, simple past and past participle disenvowelled or disenvoweled)

1. Alternative form of disemvowel.
   • 2005, Ruth Wajnryb, “Bootleggers and Asterisks”, in Expletive Deleted: A Good Look at Bad Language, New York, N.Y.: Free Press, →ISBN, page 187:

     Another swearing-curtailing device is to allow the taboo word but disenvowel it, so that fuck and cunt become "f-ck" and "c-nt."