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extract

/ˈɛkstɹækt/noun, verb2 syllables

Extract means: remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense.

Synonyms for extract24

noun, as in a passage selected from a larger work

excerpt, excerption, selection

noun, as in a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)

infusion

verb, as in remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense

pull out, pull, pull up, take out, draw out, rip out, tear out, draw, get out

verb, as in deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)

educe, evoke, elicit, draw out

verb, as in extract by the process of distillation

distill, distil

verb, as in obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action

press out, express

verb, as in take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy

excerpt, take out

also used for extract

extraction, origin, outdraw, sunder out

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What does extract mean?10

verb

1

remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense“pull weeds”

2

deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)“We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant”

3

extract by the process of distillation“distill the essence of this compound”

4

obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action“Italians express coffee rather than filter it”

5

take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy

6

get despite difficulties or obstacles“I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions”

7

separate (a metal) from an ore

8

calculate the root of a number

noun

1

a passage selected from a larger work“he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings”

2

a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Extract in a sentence

  • Happiness exists in every place, one must know how to extract it.Amntag
  • To install the game, extract the archive and run the installer.vxern
  • Marshmallows can be flavored with different extracts, like vanilla or peppermint.Amastan
  • Here is the bad tooth, it must be extracted.corvard
  • Dyes were mostly extracted from plants, but in some cases from animals.Hybrid
  • In spring, sap is extracted from the birch trees.sundown
  • Fuel oil, gasoline and kerosene are extracted from petroleum.AlanF_US
  • Extract an essence from the bark of a tree.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of extract

as a noun

plural
extracts

as a verb

past tense
extracted
present participle
extracting
third-person singular
extracts
past participle
extracted