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evulsion

[ ih-vuhl-shuhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the act of plucking or pulling out; forcible extraction.

evulsion

/ ɪˈvʌlʃən /

noun

rare.
the act of extracting by force

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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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of evulsion¹

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

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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.

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

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