Definition of Extract

Noun

  • a passage selected from a larger work
    "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"
  • a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)

Verb

  • calculate the root of a number
  • take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
    - take out
  • obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
    "Italians express coffee rather than filter it"
    - press out
  • separate (a metal) from an ore
  • extract by the process of distillation
    "distill the essence of this compound"
  • deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
    "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"
    - draw out
  • get despite difficulties or obstacles
    "I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions"
  • 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"
    - pull out - pull up - take out - draw out
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

Word games points for the Extract

  • Scrabble® score of the extract (16)
  • Word Chums® score of the extract (21)
  • Words With Friends® score of the extract (17)

Unscramble extract

78 unscramble word found using the letters extract.
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