EXTRACT

(noun) a passage selected from a larger work
"he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"
synonyms : excerpt , excerption , selection
(noun) a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
synonyms : infusion
(verb) extract by the process of distillation
"distill the essence of this compound"
synonyms : distil , distill
(verb) calculate the root of a number
(verb) take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
synonyms : excerpt , take out
(verb) remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
"pull weeds", "extract a bad tooth", "take out a splinter", "extract information from the telegram"
synonyms : draw out , pull , pull out , pull up , take out
(verb) obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
"Italians express coffee rather than filter it"
synonyms : express , press out
(verb) separate (a metal) from an ore
(verb) deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
"We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"
synonyms : draw out , educe , elicit , evoke
“the music evoked images of country life”, “the police extracted all the vital information about the suspects” -added by nsrees
(verb) get despite difficulties or obstacles
"I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions"

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