Definitions for extract
ɪkˈstrækt; ˈɛk stræktex·tract

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. infusion, extractnoun

   a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)

2. excerpt, excerption, extract, selectionverb

   a passage selected from a larger work

   "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"

3. extract, pull out, pull, pull up, take out, draw outverb

   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"

4. extractverb

   get despite difficulties or obstacles

   "I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions"

5. educe, evoke, elicit, extract, draw outverb

   deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)

   "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"

6. distill, extract, distilverb

   extract by the process of distillation

   "distill the essence of this compound"

7. extractverb

   separate (a metal) from an ore

8. press out, express, extractverb

   obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action

   "Italians express coffee rather than filter it"

9. excerpt, extract, take outverb

   take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy

10. extractverb

    calculate the root of a number

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. extractnoun

   That which is extracted or drawn out.

2. extractnoun

   A portion of a book or document, incorporated distinctly in another work; a citation; a quotation.

3. extractnoun

   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.

4. extractnoun

   A solid preparation obtained by evaporating a solution of a drug, etc., or the fresh juice of a plant; -- distinguished from an abstract.

5. extractnoun

   A peculiar principle (fundamental essence) once erroneously supposed to form the basis of all vegetable extracts; -- called also the extractive principle.

6. extractnoun

   Ancestry; descent.

7. extractnoun

   A draft or copy of writing; a certified copy of the proceedings in an action and the judgment therein, with an order for execution.

8. extractverb

   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.

9. extractverb

   To withdraw by expression, distillation, or other mechanical or chemical process; as, to extract an essence. Compare abstract, transitive verb.

10. extractverb

    To take by selection; to choose out; to cite or quote, as a passage from a book.

11. extractverb

    To determine (a root of a number).

    Please extract the third root of 27.

12. Etymology: From extractum, neuter perfect passive participle of extraho.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Extractnoun

   Etymology: from the verb.

   1. The substance extracted; the chief parts drawn from anything.

   In tinctures, if the superfluous spirit of wine be distilled off, it leaves at the bottom that thicker substance, which chymists call the extract of vegetables. Robert Boyle, Scept. Chym.

   To dip our tongues in gall, to have nothing in our mouth but the extract and exhalation of our inward bitterness, is no great sensuality. Government of the Tongue, s. 10.

   2. The chief heads drawn from a book; an abstract; an epitome.

   I will present a few extracts out of authors. William Camden, Rem.

   Some books may be read by extracts made of them by others, but only in the less important arguments, and the meaner books; else distilled books are like common distilled waters, flashy things. Francis Bacon, Essays, Civil and Moral.

   Spend some hours everyday in reading, and making extracts, if your memory be weak. Jonathan Swift.

2. Extractpartic. adj.

3. To EXTRACTverb

   Etymology: extraho, extractum, Latin.

   1. To draw out of something.

   The drawing one metal or mineral out of another, we call extracting. Francis Bacon, Physical Remarks.

   Out of the ashes of all plants they extract a salt which they use in medicines. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 645.

   If the metallick or mineral matter is discoverable, it is so diffused and scattered amongst the crasser and more unprofitable matter, that it would never be possible to separate and extract it. John Woodward, Natural History.

   2. To draw by chemical operation.

   They
   Whom sunny Borney bears, are stor’d with streams
   Egregious, rum and rice’s spirit extract. Phillips.

   3. To take from something of which the thing taken was a part.

   I now see
   Bone of my bone, flesh of my flesh, myself
   Before me: woman is her name, of man
   Extracted. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. viii. l. 497.

   4. To draw out of any containing body or cavity.

   These waters were extracted, and laid upon the surface of the ground. Thomas Burnet, Theory of the Earth.

   5. To select and abstract from a larger treatise.

   To see how this case is represented, I have extracted out of that pamphlet a few notorious falshoods. Jonathan Swift.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Extract

   An extract is a substance made by extracting a part of a raw material, often by using a solvent such as ethanol, oil or water. Extracts may be sold as tinctures, absolutes or in powder form. The aromatic principles of many spices, nuts, herbs, fruits, etc., and some flowers, are marketed as extracts, among the best known of true extracts being almond, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, lemon, nutmeg, orange, peppermint, pistachio, rose, spearmint, vanilla, violet, rum, and wintergreen.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Extractverb

   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

2. Extractverb

   to withdraw by expression, distillation, or other mechanical or chemical process; as, to extract an essence. Cf. Abstract, v. t., 6

3. Extractverb

   to take by selection; to choose out; to cite or quote, as a passage from a book

4. Extractnoun

   that which is extracted or drawn out

5. Extractnoun

   a portion of a book or document, separately transcribed; a citation; a quotation

6. Extractnoun

   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

7. Extractnoun

   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

8. Extractnoun

   a peculiar principle once erroneously supposed to form the basis of all vegetable extracts; -- called also the extractive principle

9. Extractnoun

   extraction; descent

10. Extractnoun

    a draught or copy of writing; certified copy of the proceedings in an action and the judgement therein, with an order for execution

11. Etymology: [L. extractus, p. p. of extrahere to extract; ex out + trahere to draw. See Trace, and cf. Estreat.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Extract

   eks-trakt′, v.t. to draw out by force or otherwise: to choose out or select: to find out: to distil.—n. Ex′tract, anything drawn from a substance by heat, distillation, &c., as an essence: a passage taken from a book or writing.—adjs. Extract′able, Extract′ible; Extract′iform.—n. Extrac′tion, act of extracting: derivation from a stock or family: birth: lineage: that which is extracted.—adj. Extract′ive, tending or serving to extract.—n. an extract.—n. Extract′or, he who, or that which, extracts.—Extract the root of a quantity, to find its root by a mathematical process; Extractive matter, the soluble portions of any drug. [L. extrahĕre, extractum—ex, out, trahĕre, to draw.]

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   • Mathematics
   • Mining
   • Obtain
   • Separate

British National Corpus

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   Rank popularity for the word 'extract' in Nouns Frequency: #2310

2. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'extract' in Verbs Frequency: #787

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of extract in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of extract in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of extract in a Sentence

1. Chanin Viboonrungruang:

   I was worried about him as there are obstacles to extract him out. Everyone knows that it is difficult to stay inside( the cave) but the officials are trying( to help him), i hope Chanin Viboonrungruang is still healthy and would come out soon. I want to send my support to Chanin Viboonrungruang. I don't have a chance to talk with Chanin Viboonrungruang.

2. North Dakota:

   Preliminary work to expose and extract the damaged section of pipe has begun and is expected to be complete by the end of the week.

3. Angus Wilfong:

   That’s what differentiates Epidiolex from Charlotte’s Web or from hemp oil or other extracts of the marijuana plant that are available in places like Colorado, where medical marijuana is approved, they’re not using pharmaceutical-grade marijuana. You’re never really sure what you’re getting when you use an extract versus something that’s pharmaceutical.

4. Michael Fuchs:

   The biggest outstanding question still remains -- what price North Korea want to extract from the United States.

5. Nicolas Brusson:

   If you create value, at some point you will be able to extract value.

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