extract (n.)

  1. a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)

    [ Syn: infusion ]

  2. a passage selected from a larger work; he presented excerpts from William James philosophical writings

    [ Syn: excerpt , excerption , selection ]

    extract (v.)

  1. remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense; pull weeds; extract a bad tooth; take out a splinter; extract information from the telegram

    [ Syn: pull out , pull , pull up , take out , draw out ]

  2. get despite difficulties or obstacles; I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions'

  3. deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant

    [ Syn: educe , evoke , elicit , draw out ]

  4. extract by the process of distillation; distill the essence of this compound

    [ Syn: distill , distil ]

  5. separate (a metal) from an ore

  6. obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action; Italians express coffee rather than filter it

    [ Syn: press out , express ]

  7. take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy

    [ Syn: excerpt , take out ]

  8. calculate the root of a number

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