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   ex·tract

   verb

   • 1. remove or take out, especially by effort or force: "the decayed tooth will have to be extracted" Similar take outdraw outbring outpull outremovewithdrawpluck outfish outprize outextricatewrench outtear outuprootunsheatheproducefreereleaserare:deracinateOpposite insert
   • ▪ obtain (something such as money or an admission) from someone in the face of initial unwillingness: "I won't let you go without trying to extract a promise from you" Similar wrestexactwringscrewsqueezemilkforcecoerceobtain by forceobtain by threat(s)extortblackmail someone forworm something out of someoneinformal:put the bite on someone forarchaic:rack
   • ▪ obtain (a substance or resource) from something by a special method: "lead was extracted from the copper" Similar squeeze outexpressseparatepress outobtaindistillOpposite add
   • ▪ select (a passage from a piece of writing, music, or film) for quotation, performance, or reproduction: "the table is extracted from the report" Similar excerptselectchoosereproducerepeatcopyquoteciteculltakeabstractOpposite insert
   • ▪ derive (an idea or the evidence for it) from a body of information: "the desire to extract meaningful lessons from a few experiments" Similar derivedevelopevolvededuceinferconcludegatherelicitobtaingettakegainacquireprocureattaingleanformal:educe
   • ▪ calculate (a root of a number).

   noun

   • 1. a short passage taken from a piece of writing, music, or film: "an extract from a historical film" Similar excerptpassageabstractcitationselectionquotationcuttingclippingsnippetfragmentpiecerare:analects
   • 2. a preparation containing the active ingredient of a substance in concentrated form: "vanilla extract" Similar decoctiondistillationdistillateabstractionconcentrateessencejuicesolutiontinctureelixirquintessencerare:decoctureapozem

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin extract- ‘drawn out’, from the verb extrahere, from ex- ‘out’ + trahere ‘draw’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. extractability noun
   • 2. extractable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 16

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › extractExtract Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   extract: [verb] to draw forth (as by research). to pull or take out forcibly. to obtain by much effort from someone unwilling.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEXTRACT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   EXTRACT definition: 1. to remove or take out something: 2. to make someone give you something when they do not want…. Learn more.

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   Extract definition: to get, pull, or draw out, usually with special effort, skill, or force. See examples of EXTRACT used in a sentence.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEXTRACT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   extract, exact, extort, wrest imply using force to remove something. To extract is to draw forth something as by pulling, importuning, or the like: to extract a confession by torture. To exact is to impose a penalty, or to obtain by force or authority, something to which one lays claim: to exact payment.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryEXTRACT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   EXTRACT meaning: 1. to remove or take out something: 2. to make someone give you something when they do not want…. Learn more.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › extractExtract - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   When you extract something, you remove it from a larger whole. You can extract a passage from a book, or a liquid essence from a vanilla bean—vanilla extract.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › extractExtract - definition of extract by The Free Dictionary

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   Define extract. extract synonyms, extract pronunciation, extract translation, English dictionary definition of extract. tr.v. ex·tract·ed , ex·tract·ing , ex·tracts 1. To draw or pull out, often with great force or effort: extract a wisdom tooth; ...

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishextract noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of extract noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishEXTRACT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    EXTRACT definition: 1. to take something out, especially using force: 2. to get the money, information, etc that you…. Learn more.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › extractextract | meaning of extract in Longman Dictionary of...

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    extract meaning, definition, what is extract: to remove an object from somewhere, espe...: Learn more.