English dictionary
extract
/I/k'str/&/kt/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
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a passage selected from a larger work
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That which is extracted or drawn out.
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verb
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remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
ExamplesExtract a bad tooth.
Extract information from the telegram.
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get despite difficulties or obstacles
ExamplesI extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions.
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deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
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extract by the process of distillation
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separate (a metal) from an ore
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obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
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take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
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calculate the root of a number
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To draw out or forth; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or suction, etc.; as, to <i>extract</i> a tooth from its socket, a stump from the earth, a splinter from the finger.
Source: webster1913