Synonyms

evulsion

American

[ih-vuhl-shuhn] / ɪˈvʌl ʃən /

noun

the act of plucking or pulling out; forcible extraction.

evulsion British

/ ɪˈvʌlʃən /

noun

rare the act of extracting by force

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Etymology

Origin of evulsion

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

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evulsion

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