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   extract

   verb

   • 1. remove or take out, especially by effort or force: "the fossils are extracted from the chalk" Similar take outdraw outbring outpull outremovewithdrawpluck outfish outprize outextricatewrench outtear outuprootunsheatheproducefreereleaserare:deracinateOpposite insert
   • ▪ obtain (a substance or resource) from something by a special method: "lead was extracted from the copper" Similar squeeze outexpressseparatepress outobtaindistilOpposite add
   • ▪ obtain (something such as money or information) from someone unwilling to give it: "I won't let you go without trying to extract a promise from you" Similar wrestexactwringscrewsqueezemilkforcecoerceobtain by forceobtain by threat(s)extortblackmail someone forworm something out of someoneinformal:put the bite on someone forarchaic:rack
   • ▪ select (a passage from a text, film, or piece of music) for quotation, performance, or reproduction: "the table is extracted from the report" Similar excerptselectchoosereproducerepeatcopyquoteciteculltakeabstractOpposite insert
   • ▪ derive (an idea) from a body of information: "there are few attempts to extract generalities about the nature of the disciplines" Similar derivedevelopevolvededuceinferconcludegatherelicitobtaingettakegainacquireprocureattaingleanformal:educe
   • 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 excerptpassageabstractcitationselectionquotationcuttingclippingsnippetfragmentpiecerare:analects
   • 2. a preparation containing the active ingredient of a substance in concentrated form: "natural plant extracts" Similar decoctiondistillationdistillateabstractionconcentrateessencejuicesolutiontinctureelixirquintessencerare:decoctureapozem

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin extract- ‘drawn out’, from the verb extrahere, from ex- ‘out’ + trahere ‘draw’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. extractability noun
   • 2. extractable adjective

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   What is an extract from a book?

   • An extract from a book or piece of writing is a small part of it that is printed or published separately. An extract is a substance that has been obtained from something else, for example by means of a chemical or industrial process. Blend in the lemon extract, lemon peel and walnuts. ...fragrances taken from plant extracts. 10.

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   What does extract mean?

   • EXTRACT definition: 1. to remove or take out something: 2. to make someone give you something when they do not want…. Learn more.

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   How do you extract a substance from something?

   • extract something (from something) to remove or obtain a substance from something, for example by using an industrial or a chemical process The Egyptians used a primitive form of distillation to extract the essential oils from plants. Animals take in food and extract nutrients from it.

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   What is a plant extract?

   • An extract is a solution of plant or animal tissue containing the active ingredient. Plant extracts contain active ingredients that can be used for developing medicine. Animal and plant products provide many extracts used in the pharmaceutical industry. An extract is a solution of plant or animal tissue containing the active ingredient.

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