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| 1. | [ verb ] draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense | |
| Synonyms: | pull_out pull draw_out pull_up take_out | |
| Examples: | "pull weeds" "extract a bad tooth" "take out a splinter" "extract information from the telegram" |
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| Related terms: | remove wring_out demodulate thread draw extraction | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (chemistry) a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water) | |
| Synonyms: | infusion | |
| Related terms: | solution beef_tea pancreatin black_catechu press_out | |
| 3. | [ verb ] (chemistry) extract by the process of distillation | |
| Synonyms: | distill distil | |
| Examples: | "distill the essence of this compound" |
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| Related terms: | make moonshine chemistry distill distillation distillate distillery | |
| 4. | [ verb ] deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning) | |
| Synonyms: | elicit evoke draw_out educe | |
| Examples: | "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant" |
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| Related terms: | interpret | |
| 5. | [ verb ] get despite difficulties or obstacles | |
| Examples: | : "I extracted a promise from the Dean for two ne positions" |
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| Related terms: | obtain | |
| 6. | [ verb ] separate (a metal) from an ore | |
| Related terms: | separate mining | |
| 7. | [ verb ] take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy | |
| Synonyms: | take_out excerpt | |
| Related terms: | choose excerpt | |
| 8. | [ verb ] (mathematics) calculate the root of a number | |
| Related terms: | calculate mathematics | |
| 9. | [ verb ] obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action | |
| Synonyms: | express press_out | |
| Examples: | "Italians express coffee rather than filter it" |
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| Related terms: | get ream infusion | |
| 10. | [ noun ] (fine art,writing) a passage selected from a larger work | |
| Synonyms: | selection excerpt | |
| Examples: | "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings" |
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| Related terms: | passage cut quotation clipping analects haftarah excerpt | |
| Similar spelling: |
extractor extra extraction exoteric extricate extravert extradite extricated extra_time extrados extropic |
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