extract
nounEtymology
Borrowed from Latin extractum, neuter perfect passive participle of extrahō, from ex- (“out of”) + trahō (“to drag”).
- borrowed from extractum
Definitions
Something that is extracted or drawn out.
A portion of a book, document, recording etc. incorporated distinctly in another work…
A portion of a book, document, recording etc. incorporated distinctly in another work (for written or spoken words, synoymous to a citation; a quotation).
- I used an extract of Hemingway's book to demonstrate culture shock.
A decoction, solution, or infusion made by drawing out from any substance that which…
A decoction, solution, or infusion made by drawing out from any substance that which gives it its essential and characteristic virtue
- vanilla extract
- extract of beef
- extract of dandelion
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Any substance extracted is such a way, and characteristic of that from which it is…
Any substance extracted is such a way, and characteristic of that from which it is obtained
- quinine is the most important extract of Peruvian bark.
A solid preparation obtained by evaporating a solution of a drug, etc., or the fresh…
A solid preparation obtained by evaporating a solution of a drug, etc., or the fresh juice of a plant (distinguished from an abstract).
A peculiar principle (fundamental essence) once erroneously supposed to form the basis of…
A peculiar principle (fundamental essence) once erroneously supposed to form the basis of all vegetable extracts.
Ancestry
Ancestry; descent.
A draft or copy of writing
A draft or copy of writing; a certified copy of the proceedings in an action and the judgment therein, with an order for execution.
To draw out
To draw out; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or suction, etc.
- to extract a tooth from its socket, a stump from the earth, or a splinter from the finger
- The bee / Sits on the bloom extracting liquid sweet.
To withdraw by squeezing, distillation, or other mechanical or chemical process. Compare…
To withdraw by squeezing, distillation, or other mechanical or chemical process. Compare abstract (transitive verb).
- to extract an essential oil from a plant
To pick out
To pick out; to cite or reproduce a snippet of
- extract a passage from a text.
- extract a line from a song.
- extract a clip from a video
To select parts of a whole
- We need to try to extract the positives from the defeat.
To determine (a root of a number).
- Please extract the cube root of 27.
- […] Mr. Nackybal was thoroughly examined, both in cubing and extracting, from the table that Louit had provided.
The neighborhood
- neighbortincture
Derived
coffee extract, extract from the criminal record, extract from the judicial record, extractiform, flavour extract, Goulard's extract, licorice extract, Liebig's extract, liquorice extract, vanilla extract, yeast extract, phytoextract, coextract, extractability, extractable, extractant, extractible, extractive, extract the Michael, extract the urine, immunoextract, nonextracted, postextracted, preextract, reextracted, unextracted
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at extract. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at extract. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
7 hops · closes at extract
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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