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Definitions for Extract

[1] to get, pull, or draw out, usually with special effort, skill, or force: to extract a tooth.
[2] to deduce (a doctrine, principle, interpretation, etc.): He extracted a completely personal meaning from what was said.
[3] to derive or obtain (pleasure, comfort, etc.) from a particular source: He extracted satisfaction from the success of his sons.
[4] to take or copy out (matter), as from a book.
[5] to make excerpts from (a book, pamphlet, etc.).
[6] to extort (information, money, etc.): to extract a secret from someone.
[7] to separate or obtain (a juice, ingredient, etc.) from a mixture by pressure, distillation, treatment with solvents, or the like.
[8] Mathematics . to determine (the root of a quantity that has a single root). to determine (a root of a quantity that has multiple roots).
[9] something extracted.
[10] a passage taken from a book, article, etc.; excerpt; quotation.
[11] a solution or preparation containing the active principles of a drug, plant juice, or the like; concentrated solution: vanilla extract.
[12] a solid, viscid, or liquid substance extracted from a plant, drug, or the like, containing its essence in concentrated form: beef extract.
[13] to withdraw, pull out, or uproot by force
[14] to remove or separate
[15] to derive (pleasure, information, etc) from some source or situation
[16] to deduce or develop (a doctrine, policy, etc)
[17] informal to extort (money, etc)
[18] 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
[19] to cut out or copy out (an article, passage, quotation, etc) from a publication
[20] to determine the value of (the root of a number)
[21] something extracted, such as a part or passage from a book, speech, etc
[22] a preparation containing the active principle or concentrated essence of a material beef extract ; yeast extract
[23] pharmacol a solution of plant or animal tissue containing the active principle

Words related to Extract

juice, excerpt, quotation, cull, extort, derive, distill, separate, wrest, exact, glean, reap, obtain, pluck, siphon, pry, elicit, extricate, withdraw, squeeze

Words nearby Extract

extrachromosomal inheritance, extracode, extraconstitutional, extracorporeal, extracorporeal circulation, extract, extractant, extracting forceps, extraction, extraction coefficient, extraction ratio

Origin of Extract

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin extractus (past participle of extrahere ). See ex-1, tract1

Other words from Extract

ex·tract·a·ble , ex·tract·i·ble , adjective
ex·tract·a·bil·i·ty , ex·tract·i·bil·i·ty , noun
non·ex·tract·a·ble , adjective
non·ex·tract·ed , adjective
non·ex·tract·i·ble , adjective
o·ver·ex·tract , verb (used with object)
pre·ex·tract , verb (used with object)
un·ex·tract·a·ble , adjective
un·ex·tract·ed , adjective
ex•tract′ a•ble null adj.
ex•trac′ tor n.

Word origin for Extract

C15: from Latin extractus drawn forth, from extrahere, from trahere to drag

Synonyms for Extract

excerpt, juice, quotation, abstract, citation, clipping, concentrate, cutting, decoction, distillate, distillation, elicitation, essence, infusion, passage, selection