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extract: [verb] to draw forth (as by research). to pull or take out forcibly. to obtain by much effort from someone unwilling.
Extract definition: to get, pull, or draw out, usually with special effort, skill, or force. See examples of EXTRACT used in a sentence.
EXTRACT definition: 1. to remove or take out something: 2. to make someone give you something when they do not want…. Learn more.
Synonyms for EXTRACT: pry, pull, pluck, yank, remove, uproot, tear (out), prize; Antonyms of EXTRACT: insert, install, instill, implant, stuff, jam, ram, cram
extract something (from something) to remove or obtain a substance from something, for example by using an industrial or a chemical process. a machine that extracts excess moisture from the air; The Egyptians used a primitive form of distillation to extract the essential oils from plants. Animals take in food and extract nutrients from it.
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.
