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extract

/ extract /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
get despite difficulties or obstacles
"I extracted a promise from the Dean for two ne positions"
Type of:
obtain
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
separate (a metal) from an ore
Type of:
separate
Derived:
extraction
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
mining excavation
verb Sense 3
draw or pull out, 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"
Type of:
remove take take away
Kinds of:
wring out squeeze out demodulate thread
Derived:
extraction extractor
Verb group:
draw pull pull out get out take out
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
calculate the root of a number
Type of:
calculate cipher cypher
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
mathematics math maths
verb Sense 5
take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
Type of:
choose take select
Derived:
excerpt selection
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
extract by the process of distillation
"distill the essence of this compound"
Type of:
make create
Kinds of:
moonshine
Derived:
extraction distillate distillation distillment distillery
Verb group:
distill distil
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
chemistry chemical science
noun Sense 7
a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
Type of:
solution
Kinds of:
beef tea Bovril black catechu catechu pancreatin
Derived:
press out express
noun Sense 8
a passage selected from a larger work
"he presented excerpts from William James'' philosophical writings"
Type of:
passage
Kinds of:
Haftorah Haftarah Haphtorah Haphtarah analects
Derived:
excerpt take out
verb Sense 9
obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
"Italians express coffee rather than filter it"
Type of:
get acquire
Kinds of:
ream
Derived:
infusion expression
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 10
deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
"We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"
Type of:
interpret construe see
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
92%
Sense Count
10
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
59
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

obtain separate remove take take away wring out squeeze out demodulate thread calculate cipher cypher