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verb
- 1. remove or take out, especially by effort or force: "the fossils are extracted from the chalk" Similar Opposite
- 2. calculate (a root of a number): "early computers had an instruction to extract a square root"
noun
- 1. a short passage taken from a text, film, or piece of music: "an extract from a historical film" Similar
- 2. a preparation containing the active ingredient of a substance in concentrated form: "natural plant extracts" Similar
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to remove or take out something: extract something from something They used to extract iron ore from this site. be extracted from The oil which is extracted from olives is used for cooking. The tooth was eventually extracted. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to take something somewhere. take Are you allowed to take your phone to school?
to remove or take out something: extract something from something They used to extract iron ore from this site. be extracted from The oil which is extracted from olives is used for cooking. The tooth was eventually extracted. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to take something somewhere. take Are you allowed to take your phone to school?
1. a. : to draw forth (as by research) extract data. b. : to pull or take out forcibly. extracted a wisdom tooth. c. : to obtain by much effort from someone unwilling. extracted a confession. 2. a. : to withdraw (something, such as a juice or a constituent element) by physical or chemical process. b.
a solution or preparation containing the active principles of a drug, plant juice, or the like; concentrated solution: vanilla extract. Synonyms: distillation, decoction. a solid, viscid, or liquid substance extracted from a plant, drug, or the like, containing its essence in concentrated form: beef extract. extract.
to remove or take out something: extract something from something They used to extract iron ore from this site. be extracted from The oil which is extracted from olives is used for cooking. The tooth was eventually extracted. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to take something somewhere. take Are you allowed to take your phone to school?
An extract is a substance that has been obtained from something else, for example by means of a chemical or industrial process.
ex·tract. (ĭk-străkt′) tr.v. ex·tract·ed, ex·tract·ing, ex·tracts. 1. To draw or pull out, often with great force or effort: extract a wisdom tooth; used tweezers to extract the splinter. 2. To obtain despite resistance: extract a promise. 3. To obtain from a substance by chemical or mechanical action, as by pressure, distillation, or evaporation.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ex‧tract1 /ɪkˈstrækt/ AWL verb [ transitive] 1 formal to remove an object from somewhere, especially with difficulty SYN pull out You’ll have to have that tooth extracted. extract something from something He extracted an envelope from his inside pocket. 2 to carefully remove a substance from so...
extract something (from something) to choose information, etc. from a book, a computer, etc. to be used for a particular purpose. This article is extracted from his new book. extract something (from somebody/something) (formal or specialist) to take or pull something out, especially when this needs force or effort.
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.
