Extract

verb

ɪk'strækt

Noun

a passage selected from a larger work
Similar:ExcerptExcerptionSelection
Type of:Passage
a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
Similar:Infusion
Type of:Solution

remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
“extract a bad tooth”
“extract information from the telegram”
Similar:Pull
Type of:WithdrawTakeRemove
get despite difficulties or obstacles
“I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions”
Type of:Obtain
obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
Similar:Express
Type of:GetAcquire
take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
Similar:Excerpt
Type of:TakeSelectChoose
deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
Similar:EduceElicit Evoke
Type of:ConstrueInterpretSee
extract by the process of distillation
Similar:DistilDistill
Type of:CreateMake
calculate the root of a number
Type of:CipherCalculateCompute
separate (a metal) from an ore
Type of:Separate