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extract - Dictionary definition and meaning for extract

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"

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.


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