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- Dictionaryex·tract
verb
- 1. remove or take out, especially by effort or force: "the decayed tooth will have to be extracted" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a short passage taken from a piece of writing, music, or film: "an extract from a historical film" Similar
- 2. a preparation containing the active ingredient of a substance in concentrated form: "vanilla extract" Similar
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Learn the meaning and usage of the word extract as a verb and a noun, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Extract can mean to draw forth, to pull out, to obtain by process, or to select and copy out.
Extracting is the present participle of extract, which means to remove or take out something, or to make someone give you something. See how to use extracting in sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus.
to remove or take out something: extract something from something They used to extract iron ore from this site. be extracted from The oil which is extracted from olives is used for cooking. The tooth was eventually extracted. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to take something somewhere. take Are you allowed to take your phone to school?
to take or copy out (matter), as from a book. to make excerpts from (a book, pamphlet, etc.). to extort (information, money, etc.): to extract a secret from someone. Synonyms: elicit, educe, evoke. to separate or obtain (a juice, ingredient, etc.) from a mixture by pressure, distillation, treatment with solvents, or the like.
to remove or take out something: extract something from something They used to extract iron ore from this site. be extracted from The oil which is extracted from olives is used for cooking. The tooth was eventually extracted. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to take something somewhere. take Are you allowed to take your phone to school?
1. To draw or pull out, often with great force or effort: extract a wisdom tooth; used tweezers to extract the splinter. 2. To obtain despite resistance: extract a promise. 3. To obtain from a substance by chemical or mechanical action, as by pressure, distillation, or evaporation. 4. To remove for separate consideration or publication; excerpt. 5.
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. Ex- means out of, and when you extract, you draw something out of something else.
