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extract
What does extract mean?
extract (verb): remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use extract in a sentence?
- Extract a bad tooth. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
- Extract information from the telegram. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
Where does extract come from?
Borrowed from Latin extractum, neuter perfect passive participle of extrahō, from ex- (“out of”) + trahō (“to drag”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to extract
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “extract” mean?
to acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something
Not quite: that's what learn means.
to cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly
Not quite: that's what shake means.
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
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to clarify something by giving, or serving as, an example or a comparison
Not quite: that's what illustrate means.
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