verb · transitive

disemvowel

dis·em·vow·el

disemvowel · disemvowels · disemvoweled / disemvowelled · disemvoweling

To remove the vowels from, for example, for the purpose of expurgating offensive wordsTo remove the vowels from, for example, for the purpose of expurgating offensive words.

UK/ˌdɪsɛmˈvaʊəl/US/ˌdɪsəmˈvaʊ(ə)l/

Meaning

1 senses

(humorous, sometimes)To remove the vowels from, for example, for the purpose of expurgating offensive words.
entvokalisieren

Translations

1 languages

Deutsch

to remove the vowels from:

Origin

Blend of disembowel + vowel.

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Forms

disemvowels, disemvoweling, disemvoweled, disemvoweled

Base form	disemvowel · to disemvowel
3rd person singular	disemvowels
Present participle	disemvoweling
Past simple	disemvoweled / disemvowelled
Past participle	disemvoweled / disemvowelled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	disemvowel
he, she, it	disemvowels

Past simpleLesson

all persons

disemvoweled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have disemvoweled
he, she, it	has disemvoweled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will disemvowel

Word family

1 related words

Relateddisemvowelment

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle