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verbobtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
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verbtake out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
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nouna passage selected from a larger work
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nouna solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
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"extract a bad tooth" "extract information from the telegram"verbremove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
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verbdeduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
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verbextract by the process of distillation
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verbcalculate the root of a number
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"I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions"verbget despite difficulties or obstaclestype of:
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verbseparate (a metal) from an oretype of:
Examples of extract
- "extract a bad tooth"
- "extract information from the telegram"
- "I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions"