extract
to get, pull, or draw out, usually with special effort, skill, or force: to extract a tooth.
to deduce (a doctrine, principle, interpretation, etc.): He extracted a completely personal meaning from what was said.
to derive or obtain (pleasure, comfort, etc.) from a particular source: He extracted satisfaction from the success of his sons.
to take or copy out (matter), as from a book.
to make excerpts from (a book, pamphlet, etc.).
to extort (information, money, etc.): to extract a secret from someone.
to separate or obtain (a juice, ingredient, etc.) from a mixture by pressure, distillation, treatment with solvents, or the like.
Mathematics.
to determine (the root of a quantity that has a single root).
to determine (a root of a quantity that has multiple roots).
something extracted.
a passage taken from a book, article, etc.; excerpt; quotation.
a solution or preparation containing the active principles of a drug, plant juice, or the like; concentrated solution: vanilla extract.
a solid, viscid, or liquid substance extracted from a plant, drug, or the like, containing its essence in concentrated form: beef extract.
Origin of extract
1synonym study For extract
Other words for extract
1 | pry out |
6 | evoke, educe, draw out, elicit |
7 | withdraw, distill |
10 | citation, selection |
11 | decoction, distillation |
Other words from extract
- 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
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British Dictionary definitions for extract
to withdraw, pull out, or uproot by force
to remove or separate
to derive (pleasure, information, etc) from some source or situation
to deduce or develop (a doctrine, policy, etc)
informal to extort (money, etc)
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
to cut out or copy out (an article, passage, quotation, etc) from a publication
to determine the value of (the root of a number)
something extracted, such as a part or passage from a book, speech, etc
a preparation containing the active principle or concentrated essence of a material: beef extract; yeast extract
pharmacol a solution of plant or animal tissue containing the active principle
Origin of extract
1usage For extract
Derived forms of extract
- extractable, adjective
- extractability, noun
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