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ex·tract
(ĭk-străkt′)tr.v. ex·tract·ed, ex·tract·ing, ex·tracts
1. To draw or pull out, often with great force or effort: extract a wisdom tooth; used tweezers to extract the splinter.
2. To obtain despite resistance: extract a promise.
3. To obtain from a substance by chemical or mechanical action, as by pressure, distillation, or evaporation.
4. To remove for separate consideration or publication; excerpt.
5.
a. To derive or obtain (information, for example) from a source.
b. To deduce (a principle or doctrine); construe (a meaning).
c. To derive (pleasure or comfort) from an experience.
6. Mathematics To determine or calculate (the root of a number).
n. (ĕk′străkt′)
Something extracted, especially:
a. A passage from a literary work; an excerpt.
b. A concentrated preparation of the essential constituents of a food, flavoring, or other substance; a concentrate: maple extract.
[Middle English extracten, from Latin extrahere, extract- : ex-, ex- + trahere, to draw.]
ex·tract′a·ble, ex·tract′i·ble adj.
ex·trac′tor n.
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extract
vb (tr)
1. to withdraw, pull out, or uproot by force
2. to remove or separate
3. to derive (pleasure, information, etc) from some source or situation
4. to deduce or develop (a doctrine, policy, etc)
5. informal to extort (money, etc)
6. (Chemistry) to obtain (a substance) from a mixture or material by a chemical or physical process, such as digestion, distillation, the action of a solvent, or mechanical separation
7. (Journalism & Publishing) to cut out or copy out (an article, passage, quotation, etc) from a publication
8. (Mathematics) to determine the value of (the root of a number)
n
9. something extracted, such as a part or passage from a book, speech, etc
10. (Chemistry) a preparation containing the active principle or concentrated essence of a material: beef extract; yeast extract.
11. (Pharmacology) pharmacol a solution of plant or animal tissue containing the active principle
[C15: from Latin extractus drawn forth, from extrahere, from trahere to drag]
exˈtractable adj
exˌtractaˈbility n
Usage: Extract is sometimes wrongly used where extricate would be better: he will find it difficult extricating (not extracting) himself from this situation
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ex•tract
(v. ɪkˈstrækt; n. ˈɛk strækt)v.t.
1. to pull or draw out, usu. with special effort: to extract a tooth.
2. to draw forth; educe: to extract information.
3. to derive; obtain: extracted satisfaction from her success.
4. to take or copy out (excerpts), as from a book.
5. to gain with determined effort: to extract a secret from someone.
6. to separate or obtain from a mixture, as by pressure, distillation, or treatment with solvents.
7. to determine (the root of a quantity).
n. 8. something extracted.
9. a passage taken from a written work; excerpt.
10. a solid, viscid, or liquid substance containing the essence or active substance of a food, plant, or drug in concentrated form: beef extract; vanilla extract.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin extractus, past participle of extrahere to pull out]
ex•tract′a•ble, adj.
ex•tract`a•bil′i•ty, n.
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extract
Past participle: extracted
Gerund: extracting
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| Noun | 1. | extract - a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water) black catechu, catechu - extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dyeing and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails; formerly used medicinally solution - a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution; "he used a solution of peroxide and water" pancreatin - extract from the pancreas of animals that contains pancreatic enzymes; used to treat pancreatitis and other conditions involving insufficient pancreatic secretions |
| 2. | extract - a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings" passage - a section of text; particularly a section of medium length chrestomathy - a selection of passages from different authors that is compiled as an aid in learning a language clipping, newspaper clipping, press clipping, press cutting, cutting - an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings" | |
| Verb | 1. | extract - 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" remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" wring out, squeeze out - extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing; "wring out the washcloth" demodulate - extract information from a modulated carrier wave thread - remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string; "She had her eyebrows threaded" |
| 2. | extract - get despite difficulties or obstacles; "I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions" obtain - come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?" | |
| 3. | extract - deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant" | |
| 4. | extract - extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound" chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions moonshine - distill (alcohol) illegally; produce moonshine | |
| 5. | extract - separate (a metal) from an ore mining, excavation - the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth separate - divide into components or constituents; "Separate the wheat from the chaff" | |
| 6. | extract - obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action; "Italians express coffee rather than filter it" ream - squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer; "ream oranges" | |
| 7. | extract - take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy | |
| 8. | extract - calculate the root of a number math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement |
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extract
verb
1. obtain, take out, distil, squeeze out, draw out, express, separate out, press out Citric acid can be extracted from the juice of oranges.
2. take out, draw, pull, remove, withdraw, pull out, bring out He extracted a small notebook from his pocket.
3. pull out, remove, take out, draw, uproot, pluck out, extirpate She has to have a tooth extracted at 3 today.
4. elicit, get, obtain, force, draw, gather, derive, exact, bring out, evoke, reap, wring, glean, coerce, wrest He tried to extract further information from the witness.
noun
1. passage, selection, excerpt, cutting, clipping, abstract, quotation, citation He read us an extract from his latest novel.
2. essence, solution, concentrate, juice, distillation, decoction, distillate fragrances taken from plant extracts
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extract
[ˈekstrækt]A. N (from book, film) → extracto m, fragmento m (Pharm) → extracto m (Culin) [of beef, yeast] → extracto m, concentrado m
extracts from "Don Quijote" (as book) → selecciones fpl del "Quijote"
extracts from "Don Quijote" (as book) → selecciones fpl del "Quijote"
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
extract
(ikˈstrӕkt) verb1. to pull out, or draw out, especially by force or with effort. I have to have a tooth extracted; Did you manage to extract the information from her?extraer
2. to select (passages from a book etc). extraer
3. to take out (a substance forming part of something else) by crushing or by chemical means. Vanilla essence is extracted from vanilla beans.extraer
(ˈekstrӕkt) noun1. a passage selected from a book etc. a short extract from his novel.fragmento
exˈtraction (-ʃən) noun1. race or parentage. He is of Greek extraction.origen
2. (an) act of extracting eg a tooth. extracción
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
ex·tract
n. extracto, producto concentrado;
alcoholic ___ → ___ alcohólico alérgico;
belladona ___ → ___ de belladonna;
equivalent ___ → ___ equivalente;
fluid ___ → ___ líquido;
hydroalcoholic ___ → ___ hidroalcohólico.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
extract
n (pharm) extracto; grape seed — extracto de semilla de uva; pine bark — extracto de corteza de pino; vt (to take out) extraer, sacarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.