Extract
[n] a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"
[n] a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
[v] extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound"
[v] calculate the root of a number
[v] take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
[v] 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"
[v] obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action; "Italians express coffee rather than filter it"
[v] separate (a metal) from an ore
[v] deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"
[v] get despite difficulties or obstacles; "I extracted a promise from the Dean for two ne positions"
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Synonyms
distil, distill, draw out, draw out, educe, elicit, evoke, excerpt, excerpt, express, infusion, press out, pull, pull out, pull up, selection, take out, take out
Related Terms
abate, abrade, abridge, abstract, ambergris, ambrosia, aromatic, aromatic gum, aromatic water, artifact, attar, attar of roses, avulse, balm, balm of Gilead, balsam, bate, bay oil, bergamot oil, bolt, brainchild, carve, champaca oil, child, chisel, choose