extract

noun

/ˈekstrækt/

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[countable] extract (from something) a short passage from a book, piece of music, etc. that gives you an idea of what the whole thing is like
- The following extract is taken from her new novel.
Extra Examples
- He read out a brief extract from his book.
- The extract is taken from a long essay.
- The disc also includes an extract from one of his earlier operas.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- brief
- short
- long
- …
verb + extract
- read
- publish
extract + verb
- be from
- be taken from
preposition
- extract from
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[uncountable, countable] a substance that has been obtained from something else using a particular process
- yeast extract
- face cream containing natural plant extracts
- (North American English) vanilla extract
- extract of apricot
see also essence, yeast extract
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- natural
- herbal
- green tea
- …
preposition
- extract of
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin extract- ‘drawn out’, from the verb extrahere, from ex- ‘out’ + trahere ‘draw’.

extract

verb

/ɪkˈstrækt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they extract	/ɪkˈstrækt/ /ɪkˈstrækt/
he / she / it extracts	/ɪkˈstrækts/ /ɪkˈstrækts/
past simple extracted	/ɪkˈstræktɪd/ /ɪkˈstræktɪd/
past participle extracted	/ɪkˈstræktɪd/ /ɪkˈstræktɪd/
-ing form extracting	/ɪkˈstræktɪŋ/ /ɪkˈstræktɪŋ/

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extract something (from something) to remove or obtain a substance from something, for example by using an industrial or a chemical process
- a machine that extracts excess moisture from the air
- The Egyptians used a primitive form of distillation to extract the essential oils from plants.
- Animals take in food and extract nutrients from it.
extract something (from somebody/something) to obtain information, money, etc., often by taking it from somebody who is unwilling to give it
- Journalists managed to extract all kinds of information about her private life.
extract something (from something) to choose information, etc. from a book, a computer, etc. to be used for a particular purpose
- This article is extracted from his new book.
extract something (from somebody/something) (formal or specialist) to take or pull something out, especially when this needs force or effort
- The dentist may decide that the wisdom teeth need to be extracted.
- He rifled through his briefcase and extracted a file.
- I tried extracting the rusty nails with a claw hammer.
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- anaesthetic
- cavity
- check-up
- crown
- dentist
- dentures
- drill
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- filling
- hygienist
extract something (from something) (formal) to get a particular feeling or quality from a situation synonym derive
- They are unlikely to extract much benefit from the trip.
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin extract- ‘drawn out’, from the verb extrahere, from ex- ‘out’ + trahere ‘draw’.