evulsion

[ ih-vuhl-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act of plucking or pulling out; forcible extraction.

evulsion

/ ɪˈvʌlʃən /

noun

1. rare.
   the act of extracting by force

Word History and Origins

Origin of evulsion¹

1605–15; < Latin ēvulsiōn- (stem of ēvulsiō ), equivalent to ēvuls ( us ) plucked out (past participle of ēvellere, equivalent to ē- e- ¹ + vellere to pluck) + -iōn- -ion

Word History and Origins

Origin of evulsion¹

C17: from Latin ēvulsiō, from ēvellere, from vellere to pluck

Example Sentences

An inviolable thing, the evulsion of which could never obtain save at the shrine of death—the death of the hated Ghost-man.

From Project Gutenberg

This is very proper in Glo'ster, newly maimed by the evulsion of his eyes.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• eradication