Pronunciations (4)
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/ˈɛkstɹækt/
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/ɪkˈstɹækt/
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/ɛkˈstɹækt/
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ˈɛkstɹækt
Noun
Something that is extracted or drawn out.
A portion of a book, document, recording etc. incorporated distinctly in another work (for written or spoken words, synoymous to a citation; a quotation).
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I used an extract of Hemingway's book to demonstrate culture shock.
A decoction, solution, or infusion made by drawing out from any substance that which gives it its essential and characteristic virtue
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vanilla extract
extract of beef
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extract of dandelion
Any substance extracted is such a way, and characteristic of that from which it is obtained
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quinine is the most important extract of Peruvian bark.
A solid preparation obtained by evaporating a solution of a drug, etc., or the fresh juice of a plant (distinguished from an abstract).
A peculiar principle (fundamental essence) once erroneously supposed to form the basis of all vegetable extracts.
Usage- Obsolete
Ancestry; descent.
A draft or copy of writing; a certified copy of the proceedings in an action and the judgment therein, with an order for execution.
Verb
To draw out; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or suction, etc.
Usage- Transitive
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to extract a tooth from its socket, a stump from the earth, or a splinter from the finger
The bee / Sits on the bloom extracting liquid sweet.
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The dawn of the oil age was fairly recent. Although the stuff was used to waterproof boats in the Middle East 6,000 years ago, extracting it in earnest began only in 1859 after an oil strike in Pennsylvania. The first barrels of crude fetched $18 (around $450 at today’s prices).
There is, in fact, growing recognition in the Department that giving free rein to the open access operators will extract revenue from Great British Railways.
To withdraw by squeezing, distillation, or other mechanical or chemical process. Compare abstract (transitive verb).
Usage- Transitive
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to extract an essential oil from a plant
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Mostly, the microbiome is beneficial. It helps with digestion and enables people to extract a lot more calories from their food than would otherwise be possible. Research over the past few years, however, has implicated it in diseases from atherosclerosis to asthma to autism.
To pick out; to cite or reproduce a snippet of
Usage- Transitive
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extract a passage from a text.
extract a line from a song.
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extract a clip from a video
extract the drum parts from an mp3.
I have thought it proper to extract out of that pamphlet a few of those notorious falsehoods.
As his work is probably not easily accessible to many of my readers, I shall perhaps consult their convenience by extracting his description entire.
To select parts of a whole
Usage- Transitive
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We need to try to extract the positives from the defeat.
To determine (a root of a number).
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Please extract the cube root of 27.
[…] Mr. Nackybal was thoroughly examined, both in cubing and extracting, from the table that Louit had provided.
Noun
a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
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a passage selected from a larger work
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he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings
Verb
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
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pull weeds
extract a bad tooth
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take out a splinter
extract information from the telegram
get despite difficulties or obstacles
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I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions
deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
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We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant
extract by the process of distillation
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distill the essence of this compound
separate (a metal) from an ore
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obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
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Italians express coffee rather than filter it
take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
calculate the root of a number