[ verb ik-straktor, especially for 5, ek-strakt; nounek-strakt ]
/ verb ɪkˈstrækt or, especially for 5, ˈɛk strækt; noun ˈɛk strækt /
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verb (used with object)
to get, pull, or draw out, usually with special effort, skill, or force: to extract a tooth.
to deduce (a doctrine, principle, interpretation, etc.): He extracted a completely personal meaning from what was said.
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.
to separate or obtain (a juice, ingredient, etc.) from a mixture by pressure, distillation, treatment with solvents, or the like.
Mathematics.
to determine (the root of a quantity that has a single root).
to determine (a root of a quantity that has multiple roots).
noun
something extracted.
a passage taken from a book, article, etc.; excerpt; quotation.
a solution or preparation containing the active principles of a drug, plant juice, or the like; concentrated solution: vanilla extract.
a solid, viscid, or liquid substance extracted from a plant, drug, or the like, containing its essence in concentrated form: beef extract.
Origin of extract
First recorded in 1475–1500; from Latin extractus (past participle of extrahere ). See ex-1, tract1
SYNONYMS FOR extract
1 pry out.
6 evoke, educe, draw out, elicit.
7 withdraw, distill.
10 citation, selection.
11 decoction, distillation.
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synonym study for extract
6. Extract,exact,extort,wrest imply using force to remove something. To extract is to draw forth something as by pulling, importuning, or the like: to extract a confession by torture. To exact is to impose a penalty, or to obtain by force or authority, something to which one lays claim: to exact payment. To extort is to wring something by intimidation or threats from an unwilling person: to extort money by threats of blackmail. To wrest is to take by force or violence in spite of active resistance: The courageous minority wrested power from their oppressors.
non·ex·tract·i·ble,adjectiveo·ver·ex·tract,verb (used with object)pre·ex·tract,verb (used with object)un·ex·tract·a·ble,adjectiveun·ex·tract·ed,adjective
Words nearby extract
extra-condensed, extraconstitutional, extracorporeal, extracorporeal circulation, extra cover, extract, extractant, extracting forceps, extraction, extraction coefficient, extraction ratio
Mycologist Paul Stamets, for one, has shown that a mycelium extract can decompose petroleum waste and sprout oyster mushrooms in its place.
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He and his team had shown that extracts of certain fungi could be used to reduce bee mortality dramatically.
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He had been producing these extracts for human consumption for several years—it is largely these products that have made Fungi Perfecti into a multimillion-dollar business.
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The jar dribbled sugar water laced with fungal extracts into the dish, and bees crawled through a chute to get to it.
The Fungal Evangelist Who Would Save the Bees - Issue 90: Something Green|Merlin Sheldrake|September 23, 2020|Nautilus
Hemp extract and CBD have been consumed for thousands of years as medicinal supplements, and hemp has also been used for other things like rope, thread, and clothing.
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Humanitarian organizations had already pulled out, and French troops rushed in to extract the 15 foreigners left in the city.
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The scientists were able to extract sufficient DNA from the roots, and they did indeed find the virus fossils.
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The procedure they undergo to extract eggs is intense and invasive and there are no sexual kicks involved.
Sophia pays the $20,000 or more necessary to extract and freeze a large number of her eggs.
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So the advantages of being able to extract and store the most energy out of the minimum of calories far outweighed any risks.
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In it he placed a long "Extract from my journal," written with care in his beautiful handwriting and bound with a tiny ribbon.
The False Chevalier|William Douw Lighthall
The historians of literature scarcely deign to mention a few names, or the editors of selections to extract a few sonnets.
Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 1|Henry Hallam
We might extract many ideas of similar, though none perhaps of equal, suggestiveness.
August Comte and Positivism|John-Stuart Mill
He felt, as every one must feel who reads the extract I have made, that demands such as these must be preceded by a war.
The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879|Various
In the extract given above, the name of our river first appears in type.
The Falls of Niagara and Other Famous Cataracts|George W. Holley
British Dictionary definitions for extract
extract
verb (ɪkˈstrækt) (tr)
to withdraw, pull out, or uproot by force
to remove or separate
to derive (pleasure, information, etc) from some source or situation
to deduce or develop (a doctrine, policy, etc)
informalto extort (money, etc)
to obtain (a substance) from a mixture or material by a chemical or physical process, such as digestion, distillation, the action of a solvent, or mechanical separation
to cut out or copy out (an article, passage, quotation, etc) from a publication
to determine the value of (the root of a number)
noun (ˈɛkstrækt)
something extracted, such as a part or passage from a book, speech, etc
a preparation containing the active principle or concentrated essence of a materialbeef extract; yeast extract
pharmacola solution of plant or animal tissue containing the active principle
Derived forms of extract
extractable, adjectiveextractability, noun
Word Origin for extract
C15: from Latin extractus drawn forth, from extrahere, from trahere to drag
usage for extract
Extract is sometimes wrongly used where extricate would be better: he will find it difficult extricating (not extracting) himself from this situation
To obtain from a substance by chemical or mechanical action, as by pressure, distillation, or evaporation.
To remove for separate consideration or publication; excerpt.
To determine or calculate the root of a number.
n.
A concentrated preparation of a drug obtained by removing the active constituents of the drug with suitable solvents, evaporating all or nearly all of the solvent, and adjusting the residual mass or powder to the prescribed standard.
A preparation of the essential constituents of a food or a flavoring; a concentrate.