verb#5,056 by frequency
extract
/ɪkˈstɹækt/
To draw out; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or suction, etc; To withdraw by squeezing, distillation, or other mechanical or chemical process. Compare abstract
- he/she/it
- extracts
- past participle
- extracted
Meanings
- 1
To draw out; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or suction, etc
Your tooth must be extracted.
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- 2
To withdraw by squeezing, distillation, or other mechanical or chemical process. Compare abstract (transitive verb)
- 3
To pick out; to cite or reproduce a snippet of
- 4
To select parts of a whole
- 5
To determine (a root of a number)rare