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extract
verb(ex-tract)
obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
Synonyms: express, press out,
extract
verb(ex-tract)
take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
Synonyms: excerpt, take out,
extract
noun(ex-tract)
a passage selected from a larger work
Synonyms: excerpt, excerption, selection,
extract
noun(ex-tract)
a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
Synonyms: infusion,
extract
verb(ex-tract)
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
Synonyms: draw out, pull, pull out, pull up, rip out, take out, tear out,
Examples:
Extract a bad tooth.
Extract information from the telegram.
extract
verb(ex-tract)
deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
Synonyms: draw out, educe, elicit, evoke,
extract
verb(ex-tract)
extract by the process of distillation
Synonyms: distil, distill,
extract
verb(ex-tract)
calculate the root of a number
extract
verb(ex-tract)
get despite difficulties or obstacles
Examples:
I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions.
extract
verb(ex-tract)
separate (a metal) from an ore

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