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- DictionaryEx·tract
verb
- 1. remove or take out, especially by effort or force: "the decayed tooth will have to be extracted"
noun
- 1. a short passage taken from a piece of writing, music, or film: "an extract from a historical film"
- 2. a preparation containing the active ingredient of a substance in concentrated form: "vanilla extract"
Definitions of extract. verb. remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense. “ extract a bad tooth”. “ extract information from the telegram”. synonyms: draw out, pull, pull out, pull up, take out. draw, get out, pull, pull out, take out.
2 days ago · extract, exact, extort, wrest imply using force to remove something. To extract is to draw forth something as by pulling, importuning, or the like: to extract a confession by torture. To exact is to impose a penalty, or to obtain by force or authority, something to which one lays claim: to exact payment.
to take something out, especially using force: The dentist may decide to extract the tooth. extract verb [T] (GET MONEY/INFORMATION) to get the money, information, etc that you want from someone who does not want to give it to you: They were not able to extract a confession from her. extract. noun [ C ] uk / ˈekstrækt / us.
Extract definition: to get, pull, or draw out, usually with special effort, skill, or force. See examples of EXTRACT used in a sentence.
Check pronunciation: extract. Definition of extract noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb. /ɪkˈstrækt/ Verb Forms. 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.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ex‧tract1 /ɪkˈstrækt/ AWL verb [ transitive] 1 formal to remove an object from somewhere, especially with difficulty SYN pull out You’ll have to have that tooth extracted. extract something from something He extracted an envelope from his inside pocket. 2 to carefully remove a substance from so...
