disemvowel

English

Etymology

Punningly from disembowel and vowel.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aʊəl, -aʊl

Verb

disemvowel (third-person singular simple present disemvowels, present participle disemvowelling, disemvoweling, simple past and past participle disemvowelled, disemvoweled)

1. (transitive, humorous) To remove the vowels from.
   • 1995, humorous story from October 28

     "What happened?" the Amigoid asked. / "D'nt knw," she said. "Jst wk p nd hrd y tw tlkng n thn, sddnly nd wtht wrnng, thr ws ths ns." / "What?" Robotech_Master asked. / "I think I know what happened," Lawrence said. "It must be part of the Silliness that's infecting the Author's Altiverse." / "S wht hppnd? / "You've been disemvoweled," the Amigoid informed her.