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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.

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)

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).

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.

extract

Past participle: extracted
Gerund: extracting

Imperative
extract
extract

Present
I extract
you extract
he/she/it extracts
we extract
you extract
they extract

Preterite
I extracted
you extracted
he/she/it extracted
we extracted
you extracted
they extracted

Present Continuous
I am extracting
you are extracting
he/she/it is extracting
we are extracting
you are extracting
they are extracting

Present Perfect
I have extracted
you have extracted
he/she/it has extracted
we have extracted
you have extracted
they have extracted

Past Continuous
I was extracting
you were extracting
he/she/it was extracting
we were extracting
you were extracting
they were extracting

Past Perfect
I had extracted
you had extracted
he/she/it had extracted
we had extracted
you had extracted
they had extracted

Future
I will extract
you will extract
he/she/it will extract
we will extract
you will extract
they will extract

Future Perfect
I will have extracted
you will have extracted
he/she/it will have extracted
we will have extracted
you will have extracted
they will have extracted

Future Continuous
I will be extracting
you will be extracting
he/she/it will be extracting
we will be extracting
you will be extracting
they will be extracting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been extracting
you have been extracting
he/she/it has been extracting
we have been extracting
you have been extracting
they have been extracting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been extracting
you will have been extracting
he/she/it will have been extracting
we will have been extracting
you will have been extracting
they will have been extracting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been extracting
you had been extracting
he/she/it had been extracting
we had been extracting
you had been extracting
they had been extracting

Conditional
I would extract
you would extract
he/she/it would extract
we would extract
you would extract
they would extract

Past Conditional
I would have extracted
you would have extracted
he/she/it would have extracted
we would have extracted
you would have extracted
they would have extracted

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Noun	1.	extract - a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water) infusion beef tea, Bovril - an extract of beef (given to people who are ill) 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" excerpt, excerption, selection 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 analecta, analects - a collection of excerpts from a literary work clipping, newspaper clipping, press clipping, press cutting, cutting - an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings" track, cut - a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc; "he played the first cut on the cd"; "the title track of the album" quotation, quote, citation - a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
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" pull out, pull up, draw out, take out, pull 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" pull out, draw, get out, pull, take out - bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim"
	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" educe, elicit, evoke, draw out construe, interpret, see - make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"
	4.	extract - extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound" distil, distill 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 distill, distil - undergo the process of distillation create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
	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" press out, express ream - squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer; "ream oranges" acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"
	7.	extract - take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy excerpt, take out choose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"
	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 compute, calculate, cipher, cypher, figure, reckon, work out - make a mathematical calculation or computation

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.

5. select, quote, cite, abstract, choose, cut out, reproduce, cull, copy out material extracted from a range of texts

6. develop, obtain, derive, evolve, gather, elicit, glean, deduce, educe an idea he had extracted from Theodore Schwenk's `Sensitive Chaos'

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

verb

1. To remove from a fixed position:

pluck, pull, tear.

2. To collect (something) bit by bit:

cull, garner, gather, glean, pick up.

Translations

إقْتِباس، مُقْتَطَفخُلاصَهيَسْتَخْلِصيَقْتَطِفيَقْتَلِع، يَسْتَخْرِج

extraktvýtažek

ekstrakthale udhive ududdraguddrage

Extrakt Auszug extrahieren gewinnen herausholen

απόσπασμα εξάγω υπολογίζω

extracto extraer fragmento sacar

katkelmaotepoimiasyntyperäuuttaa

extraire extrait puiser retirer arracher

eszenciakivonatol

draga út/úr, toga útseyîi, kjarni, krafturútdrátturvelja úrvinna

estrarre estrassi estratto estratto di carne stralcio

ekstrahuotiekstraktasišspaustiištraukimasrinkti

ekstrahētekstraktsizdabūtizdalītizdibināt

presse velge ut

добывать извлекать

extrahovaťvypísať si

alıntı çekmek elde etmek öz parka

拔出提取摘取摘录精华

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"

B. [ɪksˈtrækt] VT

1. (= take out) [+ cork, tooth] → sacar; [+ bullet] (from wound) → extraer; [+ mineral] → extraer, obtener; [+ juice] → exprimir

2. (= obtain) [+ information, money] → obtener, sacar; [+ confession] → sacar, arrancar

3. (= select) (from book etc) → seleccionar

4. (Math) → extraer

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

[ɪkˈstrækt]

[+ substance] → extraire

(= get out) [+ object] → extraire

[+ tooth] → arracher

(= obtain) [+ money, promise] → soutirer; [+ information] → tirer, arracher
He was unable to extract any information from the men → Il n'a pas réussi à tirer de ces hommes la moindre information.

[ˈɛkstrækt] n

[book] → extrait m
an extract from the book → un extrait du livre

[plant, fruit] → extrait m
lemon extract → extrait de citron

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extract

(= take out) → herausnehmen; cork etc → (heraus)ziehen (from aus); juice, minerals, oil, DNA, energy → gewinnen (from aus); tooth → ziehen, extrahieren (spec); bullet, foreign body → entfernen; she extracted herself from his arms → sie befreite sich aus seinen Armen

(fig) information, secrets → entlocken (from +dat); confession, money → herausholen (from aus); permission, promise, concession → abringen (→ from +dat), → erlangen (from von); the meaning/moral of a book → herausarbeiten (from aus); he is able to extract himself from difficult situations → er kann sich aus schwierigen Lagen befreien

(Math) square root → ziehen

quotation, passage → herausziehen, exzerpieren (geh)

(from book etc) → Auszug m, → Exzerpt nt

(Med, Cook) → Extrakt m

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extract

[n ˈɛkstrækt; vb ɪksˈtrækt]

1. n (from book) → brano; (from film) → spezzone m (Culin, Chem) → estratto

2. vt to extract (from) (take out) → estrarre (da); (obtain, promise, confession, money) → estorcere a, strappare a; (select, from book) → stralciare (da)

extract

(ikˈstrӕkt) verb

1. 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?

2. to select (passages from a book etc).

3. to take out (a substance forming part of something else) by crushing or by chemical means. Vanilla essence is extracted from vanilla beans.

(ˈekstrӕkt) noun

1. a passage selected from a book etc. a short extract from his novel.

2. a substance obtained by an extracting process. beef/yeast extract; extract of malt.

exˈtraction (-ʃən) noun

1. race or parentage. He is of Greek extraction.

2. (an) act of extracting eg a tooth.

ex·tract

n. extracto, producto concentrado;

alcoholic ___ → ___ alcohólico alérgico;

belladona ___ → ___ de belladonna;

equivalent ___ → ___ equivalente;

fluid ___ → ___ líquido;

hydroalcoholic ___ → ___ hidroalcohólico.

extract

n (pharm) extracto; grape seed — extracto de semilla de uva; pine bark — extracto de corteza de pino; vt (to take out) extraer, sacar

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The first extract related to a period of nearly a year before the date of Mrs.

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With those words he began his first extract from the consul's letter.

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On the following day M'Dougal convened the clerks, and read to them an extract from a letter from his uncle, Mr.

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(EXTRACT FROM THE NOTE-BOOK OF JOSEPH ROULETABILLE, continued)

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Oh, ye only is it, ye dark, nightly ones, that extract warmth from the shining ones!

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Might I venture to suggest that your Majesty should have your claws removed, and your teeth extracted, then we would gladly consider your proposal again." The Lion was so much in love that he had his claws trimmed and his big teeth taken out.

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Poets, of course, may be satisfactorily read in volumes of, selections; but to me, at least, a book of brief extracts from twenty or a hundred prose authors is an absurdity.

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The manner in which the clerks received them, indeed, proclaimed this; for, though their other claims might not have so promptly extracted this homage, their known wealth would.

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As soon as it is taken from the fire the exterior is removed, the core extracted, and the remaining part is placed in a sort of shallow stone mortar, and briskly worked with a pestle of the same substance.

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As one will, with one's most serious experiences, hastening to laugh lest one should weep, as the old philosopher said, I had made some fun out of my quest, in the form of a paper for a bookish society to which I belonged, on "Woman as a Learned Pursuit." It is printed among the transactions of the society, and is accessible to the curious only by loan from the members, and I regret that I am unable to print any extracts here.

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They found Mary, as usual, deep in the study of thorough-bass and human nature; and had some extracts to admire, and some new observations of threadbare morality to listen to.

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Some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others; but that would be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books, else distilled books are like common distilled waters, flashy things.