extract

Noun
  1. A solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water) (synset 114872955)
    is a type of: solution - a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
    subtypes:
    • 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
    • pancreatin - extract from the pancreas of animals that contains pancreatic enzymes; used to treat pancreatitis and other conditions involving insufficient pancreatic secretions
    same as: infusion
  2. A passage selected from a larger work (synset 106412153)
    "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"
    is a type of: passage - a section of text; particularly a section of medium length
    subtypes:
    specific instances: haftarah, haftorah, haphtarah, haphtorah - a short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah
    same as: excerpt, excerption, selection
Verb
  1. Remove, usually with some force or effort;
    Also used in an abstract sense (synset 201353852)
    "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram"
    is a type of: remove, take, take away, withdraw - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
    subtypes:
    • squeeze out, wring out - extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing
    • demodulate - extract information from a modulated carrier wave
    • thread - remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string
    same as: draw out, pull, pull out, pull up, rip out, take out, tear out
    verb group: draw, get out, pull, pull out, take out - bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
  2. Get despite difficulties or obstacles (synset 202243880)
    "I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions"
    is a type of: obtain - come into possession of
  3. Deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning) (synset 201634074)
    "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"
    is a type of: construe, interpret, see - make sense of; assign a meaning to
    same as: draw out, educe, elicit, evoke
  4. Extract by the process of distillation (synset 200229706)
    "distill the essence of this compound"
    referred to in: chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
    is a type of: create, make - make or cause to be or to become
    subtypes: moonshine - distill (alcohol) illegally; produce moonshine
    same as: distil, distill
    verb group: distil, distill - undergo the process of distillation
  5. Separate (a metal) from an ore (synset 201462021)
    referred to in: excavation, mining - the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
    is a type of: separate - divide into components or constituents
  6. Obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action (synset 201354457)
    "Italians express coffee rather than filter it"
    is a type of: acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
    subtypes: ream - squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer
    same as: express, press out
  7. Take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy (synset 200678940)
    is a type of: choose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
    same as: excerpt, take out
  8. Calculate the root of a number (synset 200640385)
    referred to in: math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
    is a type of: calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out - make a mathematical calculation or computation

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