Extract Meaning

There are 10 meaning(s) for word Extract

Meaning 1 : obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action

    Synonyms : express,  press out
Meaning 2 : take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy

    Synonyms : excerpt,  take out
Meaning 3 : a passage selected from a larger work

    Synonyms : excerpt,  excerption,  selection
Meaning 4 : a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)

    Synonyms : infusion
Meaning 5 : remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense

    Example : extract a bad tooth,extract information from the telegram

    Synonyms : draw out,  pull,  pull out,  pull up,  rip out,  take out,  tear out
Meaning 6 : deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)

    Synonyms : draw out,  educe,  elicit,  evoke
Meaning 7 : extract by the process of distillation

    Synonyms : distil,  distill
Meaning 8 : calculate the root of a number

Meaning 9 : get despite difficulties or obstacles

    Example : I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions

Meaning 10 : separate (a metal) from an ore


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