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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

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

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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.

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   to obtain (a substance) from a mixture or material by a chemical or physical process, such as digestion, distillation, the action of a solvent, or mechanical separation.

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

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   Learn the meaning of extract as a verb and a noun in English, with synonyms, antonyms, and related words. Find out how to use extract in different contexts, such as natural resources, writing, and information.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEXTRACTED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Extracted is the past tense and past participle of extract, which means to remove or take out something, or to make someone give you something. See how to use extracted in sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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

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   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?

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

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   Learn the meaning and usage of the word extract as a verb and a noun, with synonyms and examples. Find out how to pronounce extract and its related words, and how to distinguish it from extricate.

8. 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. Ex- means out of, and when you extract, you draw something out of something else.