EXTRACT

Definition of EXTRACT

  1. (verb)remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
  2. (verb)get despite difficulties or obstacles
  3. (verb)deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
  4. (verb)extract by the process of distillation
  5. (verb)separate (a metal) from an ore
  6. (verb)obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
  7. (verb)take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
  8. (verb)calculate the root of a number
  9. (noun)a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
  10. (noun)a passage selected from a larger work