Definitions for extract

Definitions for (noun) extract

Main entry: excerpt, excerption, extract, selection

Definition: a passage selected from a larger work

Usage: he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings


Main entry: extract, infusion

Definition: a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)


Definitions for (verb) extract

Main entry: distil, distill, extract

Definition: extract by the process of distillation

Usage: distill the essence of this compound


Main entry: extract

Definition: calculate the root of a number


Main entry: excerpt, extract, take out

Definition: take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy


Main entry: extract, pull, pull out, pull up, draw out, take out

Definition: remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense

Usage: pull weeds; extract a bad tooth; take out a splinter; extract information from the telegram


Main entry: express, extract, press out

Definition: obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action

Usage: Italians express coffee rather than filter it


Main entry: extract

Definition: separate (a metal) from an ore


Main entry: educe, draw out, evoke, extract, elicit

Definition: deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)

Usage: We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant


Main entry: extract

Definition: get despite difficulties or obstacles

Usage: I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions


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