extract
/ˈɛkstrækt/
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Definitions
Noun
a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
Noun
a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James'' philosophical writings"
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"
Verb
get despite difficulties or obstacles; "I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions"
Verb
deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"
Verb
extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound"
Verb
separate (a metal) from an ore
Verb
obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action; "Italians express coffee rather than filter it"
Verb
take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
Verb
calculate the root of a number
Synonyms
distil
distill
draw out
educe
elicit
evoke
excerpt
excerption
express
infusion
press out
pull
pull out
pull up
selection
take out