extract (Meaning)
extract (n)
a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
a passage selected from a larger work
extract (v)
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
get despite difficulties or obstacles
deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
extract by the process of distillation
separate (a metal) from an ore
obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
calculate the root of a number
extract (v. t.)
To draw out or forth; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or suction, etc.; as, to extract a tooth from its socket, a stump from the earth, a splinter from the finger.
To withdraw by expression, distillation, or other mechanical or chemical process; as, to extract an essence. Cf. Abstract, v. t., 6.
To take by selection; to choose out; to cite or quote, as a passage from a book.
extract (n.)
That which is extracted or drawn out.
A portion of a book or document, separately transcribed; a citation; a quotation.
A decoction, solution, or infusion made by drawing out from any substance that which gives it its essential and characteristic virtue; essence; as, extract of beef; extract of dandelion; also, any substance so extracted, and characteristic of that from which it is obtained; as, quinine is the most important extract of Peruvian bark.
A solid preparation obtained by evaporating a solution of a drug, etc., or the fresh juice of a plant; -- distinguished from an abstract. See Abstract, n., 4.
A peculiar principle once erroneously supposed to form the basis of all vegetable extracts; -- called also the extractive principle.
Extraction; descent.
A draught or copy of writing; certified copy of the proceedings in an action and the judgement therein, with an order for execution.
Synonyms & Antonyms of extract
extract Sentence Examples
- Scientists are working on a new method to extract DNA from ancient fossils.
- The extract from the plant contains a compound that is effective in treating cancer.
- The perfume extract is a highly concentrated form of fragrance.
- The vanilla extract added to the cake gave it a delicious flavor.
- The accountant was able to extract the relevant financial data from the company's records.
- The miner used explosives to extract gold from the ore.
- The dentist used a special tool to extract the decayed tooth.
- The journalist was able to extract a confession from the suspect.
- The researcher used a centrifuge to extract the cells from the blood sample.
- The software program was able to extract the contact information from the email messages.
FAQs About the word extract
a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water), a passage selected from a larger work, remove, usually with some force or effort; als
pull, pluck,pry, yank, uproot, prize, tear (out),remove, wrest, wring
instill, install, instill,insert, insert, install,implant, implant, ram, cram
Scientists are working on a new method to extract DNA from ancient fossils.
The extract from the plant contains a compound that is effective in treating cancer.
The perfume extract is a highly concentrated form of fragrance.
The vanilla extract added to the cake gave it a delicious flavor.
