ex·ant·la·tion \ˌegˌzantˈlāshən, ˌekˌsa-\noun (-s) Etymology: Latin exantlatus, exanclatus (past participle of exantlare, exanclare to draw out, from Greek exantlein, from ex- + antlein to bail out, draw out, from antlos bilge) + English -ion archaic: the act of drawing out