extract
extract Lexical Profile
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• verb
To remove or take out something, especially by using effort, force, or a special process.
"The dentist had to extract the damaged wisdom tooth."
To obtain a substance or resource from a natural source or mixture through a chemical, industrial, or physical process.
"Workers use specialized machinery to extract lithium from underground brine deposits."
To obtain information, a promise, or money from someone who is unwilling to give it.
"The journalists managed to extract a reluctant admission from the spokesperson."
To select and copy a short passage or data set from a larger text, collection, or database.
"The software can automatically extract key financial figures from quarterly reports."
• noun
A short passage taken from a text, film, or piece of music.
"The professor read a brief extract from the novel to illustrate the author's style."
A concentrated preparation containing the active or flavoring ingredient of a substance, typically obtained by steeping or pressing it in a solvent.
"She added a teaspoon of pure vanilla extract to the cake batter."
Word Nuance & Usage
Like many English noun-verb pairs, 'extract' is pronounced with the stress on the first syllable (EX-tract) when used as a noun, and on the second syllable (ex-TRACT) when used as a verb.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the 15th century from Latin 'extractus', the past participle of 'extrahere' (to draw out), formed from 'ex-' (out) and 'trahere' (to draw or pull).