"emvowel" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ɪmˈvaʊ.əl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-emvowel.wav Forms: emvowels [present, singular, third-person], emvowelling [participle, present], emvowelled [participle, past], emvowelled [past], envowel [alternative]
Rhymes: -aʊəl Etymology: By analogy with disembowel; attributed to Henry Fielding (1707-1754). Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} emvowel (third-person singular simple present emvowels, present participle emvowelling, simple past and past participle emvowelled)
  1. (dated, humorous) To replace a portion of a person's name with a dash in printing, in order to avoid libel. Tags: dated, humorous
    Sense id: en-emvowel-en-verb-h5opMZDg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "emvowels",
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        "present",
        "singular",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "emvowelling",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "emvowelled",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "emvowelled",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "envowel",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To replace a portion of a person's name with a dash in printing, in order to avoid libel."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "humorous",
          "humorous"
        ],
        [
          "replace",
          "replace"
        ],
        [
          "portion",
          "portion"
        ],
        [
          "name",
          "name"
        ],
        [
          "dash",
          "dash"
        ],
        [
          "printing",
          "printing"
        ],
        [
          "libel",
          "libel"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated, humorous) To replace a portion of a person's name with a dash in printing, in order to avoid libel."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "humorous"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ɪmˈvaʊ.əl/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aʊəl"
    }
  ],
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "emvowelling",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "emvowelled",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "emvowelled",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "envowel",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "English dated terms",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English humorous terms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:English/aʊəl",
        "Rhymes:English/aʊəl/3 syllables"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To replace a portion of a person's name with a dash in printing, in order to avoid libel."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "humorous",
          "humorous"
        ],
        [
          "replace",
          "replace"
        ],
        [
          "portion",
          "portion"
        ],
        [
          "name",
          "name"
        ],
        [
          "dash",
          "dash"
        ],
        [
          "printing",
          "printing"
        ],
        [
          "libel",
          "libel"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated, humorous) To replace a portion of a person's name with a dash in printing, in order to avoid libel."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "humorous"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ɪmˈvaʊ.əl/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aʊəl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "emvowel"
}

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