Disemvowel

Pronunciation: /dɪsɪmvaʊəl/

Definitions of disemvowel

verb to remove the vowels from a word or phrase

Example Sentences

A1 I disemvowel words when I play word games.

A2 She learned how to disemvowel text to make it harder to read.

B1 The teacher asked the students to disemvowel the paragraph as a fun exercise.

B2 As a prank, he decided to disemvowel his friend's email before sending it.

C1 The software engineer developed a tool to automatically disemvowel spam messages.

C2 The linguist studied the phenomenon of disemvoweling in online communication.

Examples of disemvowel in a Sentence

formal The editor decided to disemvowel the offensive comments before publishing the article.

informal I can't believe they disemvoweled my comment on the forum!

slang They disemvoweled that troll's post so fast, it was hilarious.

figurative She felt like her voice was disemvoweled in the meeting, as no one seemed to listen to her ideas.

Grammatical Forms of disemvowel

• past tense: disemvowelled
• plural: disemvowel
• comparative: more disemvoweled
• superlative: most disemvoweled
• present tense: disemvowels
• future tense: will disemvowel
• perfect tense: has disemvowelled
• continuous tense: is disemvowelling
• singular: disemvowels
• positive degree: disemvowel
• infinitive: to disemvowel
• gerund: disemvowelling
• participle: disemvowelled

Origin and Evolution of disemvowel

First Known Use: 1998 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The word 'disemvowel' is a blend of the prefix 'dis-' meaning removal or reversal, and 'emvowel' which is derived from the word 'vowel', referring to the act of removing vowels from a word.

Evolution of the word: The term 'disemvowel' was first used in online forums and communities as a way to censor or obscure text by removing vowels, making it harder to read. Over time, it has evolved to also refer to the act of humorously 'punishing' or 'silencing' someone by removing the vowels from their words.