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| ex·tract [ ik strákt ] |
transitive verb (past and past participle ex·tract·ed, present participle ex·tract·ing, 3rd person present singular ex·tracts) |
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1. pull something out: to pull something out, often using force
  have a tooth extracted
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2. obtain something from source: to obtain something from a source, usually by separating it out from other material
a few snippets of information that I managed to extract from the conversation
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3. get something by force: to obtain something from somebody who is unwilling to give it, often by using force or threats
extracted a confession from him
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4. copy passage of text: to copy or remove a passage from a text
This scene is extracted from the author's memoirs.
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5. derive pleasure from something: to obtain pleasure or enjoyment from something
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6. chemistry industry take something out of compound: to obtain a substance from a compound, in solid, liquid, or gas form, by using an industrial or chemical process
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7. mathematics find root of number: to calculate the value of the root, e.g. the square root or cube root, of a number
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noun (plural ex·tracts) |
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1. passage from text or movie: a passage taken from a publication, movie, or play
an extract from her forthcoming book
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2. purified substance: a concentrated or purified substance obtained by first using a solvent to dissolve this substance when present in a mixture and then evaporating the solvent
vanilla extract
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3. chemistry industry substance separated from compound: a substance obtained from a compound by an industrial or chemical process
mineral extracts
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4. pharmacology concentrated solution: an alcohol solution of the pharmaceutically active agents in a natural product
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| [15th century. < Latin extract-, past participle of extrahere "pull out" < trahere "pull"] |
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| ex·tract·a·ble adjective |
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