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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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1. a. : to draw forth (as by research) extract data. b. : to pull or take out forcibly. extracted a wisdom tooth. c. : to obtain by much effort from someone unwilling. extracted a confession. 2. a. : to withdraw (something, such as a juice or a constituent element) by physical or chemical process. b.
Extract definition: to get, pull, or draw out, usually with special effort, skill, or force. See examples of EXTRACT used in a sentence.
EXTRACT definition: 1. to remove or take out something: 2. to make someone give you something when they do not want…. Learn more.
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.
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.
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.
EXTRACT meaning: 1. to remove or take out something: 2. to make someone give you something when they do not want…. Learn more.
verb. /ɪkˈstrækt/ Verb Forms. extract something (from something) to remove or obtain a substance from something, for example by using an industrial or a chemical process. a machine that extracts excess moisture from the air. The Egyptians used a primitive form of distillation to extract the essential oils from plants.
Definition of extract noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
EXTRACT definition: 1. to take something out, especially using force: 2. to get the money, information, etc that you…. Learn more.
