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- Definition
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- 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
- extract :a passage selected from a larger work
- he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings
- extract :get despite difficulties or obstacles
- I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions
- extract :deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
- We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant
- extract :extract by the process of distillation
- distill the essence of this compound
- extract :obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
- Italians express coffee rather than filter it
- extract :a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
- extract :separate (a metal) from an ore