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envowel (third-person singular simple present envowels, present participle envowelling or envoweling, simple past and past participle envowelled or envoweled) (dated, transitive, humorous, rare) to replace a portion of a…

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  1. envowel (third-person singular simple present envowels, present participle envowelling or envoweling, simple past and past participle envowelled or envoweled) (dated, transitive, humorous, rare) to replace a portion of a person's name with a dash in printing, in order to avoid libel.