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   extract

   verb

   • 1. remove or take out, especially by effort or force: "the fossils are extracted from the chalk" Similar take outdraw outbring outpull outremovewithdrawpluck outfish outprize outextricatewrench outtear outuprootunsheatheproducefreereleaserare:deracinateOpposite insert
   • ▪ obtain (a substance or resource) from something by a special method: "lead was extracted from the copper" Similar squeeze outexpressseparatepress outobtaindistilOpposite add
   • ▪ obtain (something such as money or information) from someone unwilling to give it: "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
   • ▪ select (a passage from a text, film, or piece of music) for quotation, performance, or reproduction: "the table is extracted from the report" Similar excerptselectchoosereproducerepeatcopyquoteciteculltakeabstractOpposite insert
   • ▪ derive (an idea) from a body of information: "there are few attempts to extract generalities about the nature of the disciplines" Similar derivedevelopevolvededuceinferconcludegatherelicitobtaingettakegainacquireprocureattaingleanformal:educe
   • 2. calculate (a root of a number): "early computers had an instruction to extract a square root"

   noun

   • 1. a short passage taken from a text, film, or piece of music: "an extract from a historical film" Similar excerptpassageabstractcitationselectionquotationcuttingclippingsnippetfragmentpiecerare:analects
   • 2. a preparation containing the active ingredient of a substance in concentrated form: "natural plant extracts" 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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   What does extract mean?

   • EXTRACT definition: 1. to remove or take out something: 2. to make someone give you something when they do not want…. Learn more.

   EXTRACT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   What is an extract from a book?

   • An extract from a book or piece of writing is a small part of it that is printed or published separately. An extract is a substance that has been obtained from something else, for example by means of a chemical or industrial process. Blend in the lemon extract, lemon peel and walnuts. ...fragrances taken from plant extracts. 10.

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   How do you pronounce extract?

   • Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense extracts, present participle extracting , past tense, past participle extracted pronunciation note: The verb is pronounced (ɪkstrækt ). The noun is pronounced (ekstrækt ). To extract a substance means to obtain it from something else, for example by using industrial or chemical processes.

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   What is the difference between extract and exact?

   • Sometimes people will mistakenly use the more common verb extract when they really want exact. Extract can refer to removing something by pulling or cutting or to getting information from someone who does not want to give it. While both words refer to getting something they are used in different ways. You extract a tooth, but you exact revenge.

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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.

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

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   Learn the meanings 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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   Extract definition: to get, pull, or draw out, usually with special effort, skill, or force. See examples of EXTRACT used in a sentence.

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   EXTRACT meaning: 1. to remove or take out something: 2. to make someone give you something when they do not want…. Learn more.

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

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   ex·tract. 1. To draw or pull out, often with great force or effort: extract a wisdom tooth; used tweezers to extract the splinter. 2. To obtain despite resistance: extract a promise. 3. To obtain from a substance by chemical or mechanical action, as by pressure, distillation, or evaporation. 4.