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English to English noun
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a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water) | source: wordnet30
| 2 |
a passage selected from a larger work |
• he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings
source: wordnet30
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That which is extracted or drawn out. | source: webster1913 verb
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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
source: wordnet30
| 5 |
get despite difficulties or obstacles |
• I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions
source: wordnet30
| 6 |
deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning) |
• We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant
source: wordnet30
| 7 |
extract by the process of distillation |
• distill the essence of this compound
source: wordnet30
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separate (a metal) from an ore | source: wordnet30
| 9 |
obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action |
• Italians express coffee rather than filter it
source: wordnet30
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take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy | source: wordnet30
| 11 |
calculate the root of a number | source: wordnet30
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To draw out or forth; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or suction, etc.; as, to extract a tooth from its socket, a stump from the earth, a splinter from the finger. | source: webster1913
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