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[verb ik-strakt or especially for 5, ek-strakt; noun ek-strakt]
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.
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Definition of extract (continued)
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
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latinextractus (past participle of extrahere). See ex-1, tract1
1425
Related Forms
adjective: extractible, extractablenoun: extractibility, extractabilityadjective: nonextractableadjective: nonextractedadjective: nonextractibleverb (used with object): overextractverb (used with object): preextractadjective: unextractableadjective: unextracted
Synonyms
1. pry out. 6. evoke, educe, draw out, elicit. 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. 7. withdraw, distill. 10. citation, selection. 11. decoction, distillation.
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Examples from the News
Humanitarian organizations had already pulled out, and French troops rushed in to extract the 15 foreigners left in the city.
NINA STROCHLIC
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis
The scientists were able to extract sufficient DNA from the roots, and they did indeed find the virus fossils.
MICHAEL DALY
Ebola's Roots Are 50 Times Older Than Mankind. And That Could Be the Key to Stopping It.
The procedure they undergo to extract eggs is intense and invasive and there are no sexual kicks involved.
STEPHANIE FAIRYINGTON
Today’s Sperm Donor Isn’t a Broke 20-Something
Sophia pays the $20,000 or more necessary to extract and freeze a large number of her eggs.
JEAN TWENGE
‘Designer’ Babies Are Only for the Rich
So the advantages of being able to extract and store the most energy out of the minimum of calories far outweighed any risks.
CARRIE ARNOLD
How Famines Make Future Generations Fat
Examples
Long and slow boiling is necessary to extract the strength from the meat.
ELIZA LESLIE
Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches
Extract the meat from the shell, and cut it into small pieces.
ELIZA LESLIE
Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches
When it is cold break it up, and extract all the flesh from the shell.
ELIZA LESLIE
Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches
Lay the lemon-rind in scalding water, to extract the bitterness.
ELIZA LESLIE
Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches
Extract all the stones, and spread out the plums on large dishes.
ELIZA LESLIE
Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches
extract
[verb ik-strakt or especially for 5, ek-strakt; noun ek-strakt]
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.
SEE CONTINUED DEFINITION
Definition of extract (continued)
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
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latinextractus (past participle of extrahere). See ex-1, tract1
1425
Related Forms
adjective: extractible, extractablenoun: extractibility, extractabilityadjective: nonextractableadjective: nonextractedadjective: nonextractibleverb (used with object): overextractverb (used with object): preextractadjective: unextractableadjective: unextracted
Synonyms
1. pry out. 6. evoke, educe, draw out, elicit. 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. 7. withdraw, distill. 10. citation, selection. 11. decoction, distillation.
See more synonyms for extract
Grammar Greats and Gaffes
Quiz Yourself: Avoid These Common Language MistakesI vs. MeSix Words That Might Ruin Your SentenceFighting For or Against Grammar in the WorkplaceTheir, There, and They’reI Has a Tittle (So Does J)
Antonyms
see antonyms for extract
Translate
see translations for extract
Examples from the News
Humanitarian organizations had already pulled out, and French troops rushed in to extract the 15 foreigners left in the city.
NINA STROCHLIC
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis
The scientists were able to extract sufficient DNA from the roots, and they did indeed find the virus fossils.
MICHAEL DALY
Ebola's Roots Are 50 Times Older Than Mankind. And That Could Be the Key to Stopping It.
The procedure they undergo to extract eggs is intense and invasive and there are no sexual kicks involved.
STEPHANIE FAIRYINGTON
Today’s Sperm Donor Isn’t a Broke 20-Something
Sophia pays the $20,000 or more necessary to extract and freeze a large number of her eggs.
JEAN TWENGE
‘Designer’ Babies Are Only for the Rich
So the advantages of being able to extract and store the most energy out of the minimum of calories far outweighed any risks.
CARRIE ARNOLD
How Famines Make Future Generations Fat
Examples
Long and slow boiling is necessary to extract the strength from the meat.
ELIZA LESLIE
Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches
Extract the meat from the shell, and cut it into small pieces.
ELIZA LESLIE
Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches
When it is cold break it up, and extract all the flesh from the shell.
ELIZA LESLIE
Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches
Lay the lemon-rind in scalding water, to extract the bitterness.
ELIZA LESLIE
Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches
Extract all the stones, and spread out the plums on large dishes.
ELIZA LESLIE
Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches
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