extract meaning and definition

EXTRACT noun

Definition of extract (noun)

1. a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
   • synonyms: infusion
2. a passage selected from a larger work
   • "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"
   • synonyms: excerpt, excerption, selection

EXTRACT verb

Definition of extract (verb)

1. 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"
   • synonyms: draw out, pull, pull out, pull up, take out
2. get despite difficulties or obstacles
   • "I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions"
3. deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
   • "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"
   • synonyms: draw out, educe, elicit, evoke
4. extract by the process of distillation
   • "distill the essence of this compound"
   • synonyms: distil, distill
5. separate (a metal) from an ore
6. obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
   • "Italians express coffee rather than filter it"
   • synonyms: express, press out
7. take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
   • synonyms: excerpt, take out
8. calculate the root of a number