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ex·tract  (k-strkt)

tr.v. ex·tract·ed, ex·tract·ing, ex·tracts

1. To draw or pull out, often with great force or effort: extract a wisdom tooth; used tweezers to extract the splinter.

2. To obtain despite resistance: extract a promise.

3. To obtain from a substance by chemical or mechanical action, as by pressure, distillation, or evaporation.

4. To remove for separate consideration or publication; excerpt.

5.

a. To derive or obtain (information, for example) from a source.

b. To deduce (a principle or doctrine); construe (a meaning).

c. To derive (pleasure or comfort) from an experience.

6. Mathematics To determine or calculate (the root of a number).

n. (kstrkt)

Something extracted, especially:

a. A passage from a literary work; an excerpt.

b. A concentrated preparation of the essential constituents of a food, flavoring, or other substance; a concentrate: maple extract.

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[Middle English extracten, from Latin extrahere, extract- : ex-, ex- + trahere, to draw.]

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ex·tracta·ble, ex·tracti·ble adj.

ex·tractor n.

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extract

Verb

1. to pull out or uproot by force

2. to remove from a container

3. to derive (pleasure, information, etc.) from some source

4. Informal to obtain (money, information, etc.) from someone who is not willing to provide it: a confession extracted by force

5. to obtain (a substance) from a material or the ground by mining, distillation, digestion, etc.: oil extracted from shale

6. to copy out (an article, passage, etc.) from a publication

Noun

1. something extracted, such as a passage from a book, etc.

2. a preparation containing the concentrated essence of a substance [Latin extrahere to draw out]

extractive adj
extractor n

USAGE: Extract is sometimes wrongly used where extricate would be better: he will find it difficult extricating (not extracting) himself from this situation.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	extract - a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water) infusion beef tea, Bovril - an extract of beef (given to people who are ill) black catechu, catechu - extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dyeing and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails; formerly used medicinally solution - a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution; "he used a solution of peroxide and water" pancreatin - extract from the pancreas of animals that contains pancreatic enzymes; used to treat pancreatitis and other conditions involving insufficient pancreatic secretions
	2.	extract - a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings" excerpt, excerption, selection passage - a section of text; particularly a section of medium length chrestomathy - a selection of passages from different authors that is compiled as an aid in learning a language analecta, analects - a collection of excerpts from a literary work clipping, newspaper clipping, press clipping, press cutting, cutting - an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings" track, cut - a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc; "he played the first cut on the cd"; "the title track of the album" quotation, quote, citation - a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
Verb	1.	extract - 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" pull out, pull up, draw out, take out, pull remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" wring out, squeeze out - extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing; "wring out the washcloth" demodulate - extract information from a modulated carrier wave thread - remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string; "She had her eyebrows threaded" pull out, draw, get out, pull, take out - bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim"
	2.	extract - get despite difficulties or obstacles; "I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions" obtain - come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?"
	3.	extract - deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant" educe, elicit, evoke, draw out construe, interpret, see - make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"
	4.	extract - extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound" distil, distill chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions moonshine - distill (alcohol) illegally; produce moonshine distill, distil - undergo the process of distillation create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
	5.	extract - separate (a metal) from an ore mining, excavation - the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth separate - divide into components or constituents; "Separate the wheat from the chaff"
	6.	extract - obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action; "Italians express coffee rather than filter it" press out, express ream - squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer; "ream oranges" acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"
	7.	extract - take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy excerpt, take out choose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"
	8.	extract - calculate the root of a number math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement compute, calculate, cipher, cypher, figure, reckon, work out - make a mathematical calculation or computation

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extract

verb 1. obtain, take out, distil, squeeze out, draw out, express, separate out, press out

verb 2. take out, draw, pull, remove, withdraw, pull out, bring out

3. pull out, remove, take out, draw, uproot, pluck out, extirpate

verb 4. elicit, get, obtain, force, draw, gather, derive, exact, bring out, evoke, reap, wring, glean, coerce, wrest

verb 5. select, quote, cite, abstract, choose, cut out, reproduce, cull, copy out

noun 6. passage, selection, excerpt, cutting, clipping, abstract, quotation, citation

noun 7. essence, solution, concentrate, juice, distillation, decoction, distillate

USAGE People sometimes use extract where extricate would be better. Although both words can refer to a physical act of removal from a place, extract has a more general sense than extricate. Extricate has additional overtones of `difficulty', and is most commonly used with reference to getting a person - particularly yourself - out of a situation. So, for example, you might say he will find it difficult to extricate himself (not extract himself) from this situation.

Translations

extract vt [ɪkˈstrækt] → sacar [+ tooth]; extraer [+ confession]; arrancar

n [ˈɛkstrækt] → fragmento;

(CULIN) → extracto

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extract vt [ɪkˈstrækt] → extraire [+ tooth]; arracher [+ money, promise]; soutirer

n [ˈɛkstrækt] → extrait m

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extract vt [ɪksˈtrækt]

n [ˈekstrækt]

vt (tooth) → ziehen;

(mineral) → gewinnen

n → Auszug m;

(also: malt extract, vanilla extract etc) → Extrakt m;

to extract (from) (object) → herausziehen (aus);

(money) → herausholen (aus);

(promise) → abringen +dat

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extract vt [ɪkˈstrækt] → estrarre [+ money, promise]; strappare

n [ˈɛkstrækt] → estratto (= passage); brano