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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:
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get see take make cut pull figure choose track create remove separate solution cutting express reckon passage quote withdraw thread obtain selection select calculate interpret acquire extraction moonshine quotation cipher clipping citation infusion evoke ream compute extractor elicit cypher excerpt chrestomathy distil distill construe pancreatin bovril press out extractible take out pick out excerption analects analecta newspaper clipping press clipping press cutting beef tea catechu black catechu draw out pull out pull up rip out tear out take away demodulate wring out squeeze out educe work out