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verb
- 1. remove or take out, especially by effort or force: "the fossils are extracted from the chalk" Similar Opposite
- 2. calculate (a root of a number): "early computers had an instruction to extract a square root"
noun
- 1. a short passage taken from a text, film, or piece of music: "an extract from a historical film" Similar
- 2. a preparation containing the active ingredient of a substance in concentrated form: "natural plant extracts" Similar
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EXTRACT definition: 1. to remove or take out something: 2. to make someone give you something when they do not want…. Learn more.
To extract is to draw forth something as by pulling, importuning, or the like: to extract a confession by torture. To exact is to impose a penalty, or to obtain by force or authority, something to which one lays claim: to exact payment.
1. a. : to draw forth (as by research) extract data. b. : to pull or take out forcibly. extracted a wisdom tooth. c. : to obtain by much effort from someone unwilling. extracted a confession. 2. a. : to withdraw (something, such as a juice or a constituent element) by physical or chemical process.
An extract is a substance that has been obtained from something else, for example by means of a chemical or industrial process.
EXTRACT meaning: 1. to remove or take out something: 2. to make someone give you something when they do not want…. Learn more.
When you extract something, you remove it from a larger whole. You can extract a passage from a book, or a liquid essence from a vanilla bean—vanilla extract.
1. To draw or pull out, often with great force or effort: extract a wisdom tooth; used tweezers to extract the splinter. 2. To obtain despite resistance: extract a promise. 3. To obtain from a substance by chemical or mechanical action, as by pressure, distillation, or evaporation. 4. To remove for separate consideration or publication; excerpt. 5.
Definition of extract noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
EXTRACT definition: 1. to take something out, especially using force: 2. to get the money, information, etc that you…. Learn more.
What does the noun extract mean? There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun extract, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. extract has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
