extract
Use Extract in a sentence
strækt; verb (used with object)
1.
to get, pull, or draw out, usually with special effort, skill, or force: to extract a tooth.
2.
to deduce (a doctrine, principle, interpretation, etc.): He extracted a completely personal meaning from what was said.
3.
to derive or obtain (pleasure, comfort, etc.) from a particular source: He extracted satisfaction from the success of his sons.
4.
to take or copy out (matter), as from a book.
5.
to make excerpts from (a book, pamphlet, etc.).
6.
to extort (information, money, etc.): to extract a secret from someone.
7.
to separate or obtain (a juice, ingredient, etc.) from a mixture by pressure, distillation, treatment with solvents, or the like.
8.
Mathematics.
a.
to determine (the root of a quantity that has a single root).
b.
to determine (a root of a quantity that has multiple roots).
noun
9.
something extracted.
10.
a passage taken from a book, article, etc.; excerpt; quotation.
11.
a solution or preparation containing the active principles of a drug, plant juice, or the like; concentrated solution: vanilla extract.
12.
a solid, viscid, or liquid substance extracted from a plant, drug, or the like, containing its essence in concentrated form: beef extract.
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Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin extractus (past participle of extrahere). See ex-1, tract1
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin extractus (past participle of extrahere). See ex-1, tract1
Related forms
ex·tract·a·ble, ex·tract·i·ble, adjective
ex·tract·a·bil·i·ty, ex·tract·i·bil·i·ty, noun
non·ex·tract·a·ble, adjective
non·ex·tract·ed, adjective
non·ex·tract·i·ble, adjective
o·ver·ex·tract, verb (used with object)
pre·ex·tract, verb (used with object)
un·ex·tract·a·ble, adjective
un·ex·tract·ed, adjective
Synonyms
1. pry out. 6. evoke, educe, draw out, elicit. Extract, exact, extort, wrest imply using force to remove something. To extract is to draw forth something as by pulling, importuning, or the like: to extract a confession by torture. To exact is to impose a penalty, or to obtain by force or authority, something to which one lays claim: to exact payment. To extort is to wring something by intimidation or threats from an unwilling person: to extort money by threats of blackmail. To wrest is to take by force or violence in spite of active resistance: The courageous minority wrested power from their oppressors. 7. withdraw, distill. 10. citation, selection. 11. decoction, distillation.
1. pry out. 6. evoke, educe, draw out, elicit. Extract, exact, extort, wrest imply using force to remove something. To extract is to draw forth something as by pulling, importuning, or the like: to extract a confession by torture. To exact is to impose a penalty, or to obtain by force or authority, something to which one lays claim: to exact payment. To extort is to wring something by intimidation or threats from an unwilling person: to extort money by threats of blackmail. To wrest is to take by force or violence in spite of active resistance: The courageous minority wrested power from their oppressors. 7. withdraw, distill. 10. citation, selection. 11. decoction, distillation.
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World English Dictionary
| extract | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to withdraw, pull out, or uproot by force |
| 2. | to remove or separate |
| 3. | to derive (pleasure, information, etc) from some source or situation |
| 4. | to deduce or develop (a doctrine, policy, etc) |
| 5. | informal to extort (money, etc) |
| 6. | to obtain (a substance) from a mixture or material by a chemical or physical process, such as digestion, distillation, the action of a solvent, or mechanical separation |
| 7. | to cut out or copy out (an article, passage, quotation, etc) from a publication |
| 8. | to determine the value of (the root of a number) |
| —n | |
| 9. | something extracted, such as a part or passage from a book, speech, etc |
| 10. | a preparation containing the active principle or concentrated essence of a material: beef extract; yeast extract |
| 11. | pharmacol a solution of plant or animal tissue containing the active principle |
| [C15: from Latin extractus drawn forth, from extrahere, from trahere to drag] | |
| usage Extract is sometimes wrongly used where extricate would be better: he will find it difficult extricating (not extracting) himself from this situation | |
| ex'tractable | |
| —adj | |
| extracta'bility | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
extract
late 15c., from L. extractus, pp. of extrahere "draw out," from ex- "out" + trahere "to draw" (see tract (1)). Related: Extracted; extracting. The noun is first recorded 1540s.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
extract ex·tract (ĭk-strākt')
v. ex·tract·ed, ex·tract·ing, ex·tracts
To draw or pull out, using force or effort.
To obtain from a substance by chemical or mechanical action, as by pressure, distillation, or evaporation.
To remove for separate consideration or publication; excerpt.
To determine or calculate the root of a number.
Abbr. ext.
A concentrated preparation of a drug obtained by removing the active constituents of the drug with suitable solvents, evaporating all or nearly all of the solvent, and adjusting the residual mass or powder to the prescribed standard.
A preparation of the essential constituents of a food or a flavoring; a concentrate.
ex·tract'a·ble or ex·tract'i·ble adj.
ex·trac'tor n.
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Example sentences
Remove bowl from heat, then add butter and raspberry extract, stirring until butter is melted.
Collecting this natural chemical kills the tree because harvesters must remove the bark and extract it to obtain the lactone.
Both have an interest in prolonging the life of their mainstream aircraft to extract maximum profit from them.
Scientists have found that ingesting a particular plant extract prior to drinking may cut the risk of a severe hangover in half.
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