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Extract

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Definitions for Extract

noun
a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
Synonyms
infusion
noun
a passage selected from a larger work
Synonyms
excerpt excerption selection
Examples
  1. he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings
verb
remove, usually with some force or effort
Synonyms
pull out pull pull up take out draw out rip out tear out
Examples
  1. also used in an abstract sense
  2. pull weeds
  3. extract a bad tooth
  4. take out a splinter
  5. extract information from the telegram
verb
get despite difficulties or obstacles
Examples
  1. I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions
verb
deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
Synonyms
educe evoke elicit draw out
Examples
  1. We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant
verb
extract by the process of distillation
Synonyms
distill distil
Examples
  1. distill the essence of this compound
verb
separate (a metal) from an ore
verb
obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
Synonyms
press out express
Examples
  1. Italians express coffee rather than filter it
verb
take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
Synonyms
excerpt take out
verb
calculate the root of a number

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