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extract en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈɛkstɹækt/
• ĕk'străkt

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin extractum, neuter perfect passive participle of extrahō, from ex- (“out of”) + trahō (“to drag”).

Meanings

1. Something that is extracted or drawn out.
2. 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.
3. A decoction, solution, or infusion made by drawing out from any substance that which gives it its essential and characteristic virtue
   • extract of beef
   • extract of dandelion
   • vanilla extract
4. 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.
5. A solid preparation obtained by evaporating a solution of a drug, etc., or the fresh juice of a plant (distinguished from an abstract).
6. (obsolete) A peculiar principle (fundamental essence) once erroneously supposed to form the basis of all vegetable extracts.
7. Ancestry; descent.
8. A draft or copy of writing; a certified copy of the proceedings in an action and the judgment therein, with an order for execution.

Forms

Deriveds

flavour extract · Goulard's extract · coconut extract · yeast extract · phytoextract · coffee extract · vanilla extract · extractiform · Liebig's extract · liquorice extract · extract from the criminal record · licorice extract · extract from the judicial record

Relateds

tincture

Synonyms

extraction (that which is extracted) · origin (ancestry, descent) · extraction (ancestry, descent) · extractive principle (principle)

Translations (112)

hu részlet (portion of a document) · nn utdrag (portion of a document) · pt extrato (something extracted) · uk ви́тяг (portion of a document) · az ekstrakt (solution made by drawing out from a substance) · pl wyciąg (portion of a document) · fi ote (draft or copy of writing) · bg екстра́кт (something extracted) · es extracto (portion of a document) · la extractum (something extracted) · ms ekstrak (solution made by drawing out from a substance) · da uddrag (portion of a document) · cs výtažek (solution made by drawing out from a substance) · hu kivonat (solution made by drawing out from a substance) · ms ekstrak (something extracted) · el απόσπασμα (portion of a document) · id ekstrak (solution made by drawing out from a substance) · ru вы́тяжка (solution made by drawing out from a substance) · ro extract (something extracted) · sv utdrag (portion of a document) · hu párlat (solution made by drawing out from a substance) · eo ekstrakto (portion of a document) · ja 越幾斯 (solution made by drawing out from a substance) · grc ἀπόζεμα (solution made by drawing out from a substance) · de Auszug (portion of a document) · grc ἀπόζεσμα (solution made by drawing out from a substance) · pl wypis (portion of a document) · es extracto (solution made by drawing out from a substance) · ru экстра́кт (something extracted) · hu sűrítmény (solution made by drawing out from a substance) · fi ote (something extracted) · fi uute (solution made by drawing out from a substance) · da ekstrakt (something extracted) · hu származás (extraction, descent) · cs extrakt (something extracted) · mi hīkarotanga (portion of a document) · id pati (solution made by drawing out from a substance) · cmn 精 (solution made by drawing out from a substance) · es extracto (something extracted) · fr extrait (something extracted) · id sari (solution made by drawing out from a substance) · mi wāhanga (portion of a document) · eo ekstrakto (solution made by drawing out from a substance) · uk ви́тяжка (solution made by drawing out from a substance) · fi katkelma (draft or copy of writing) · hu eredet (extraction, descent) · ar خلاصة (solution made by drawing out from a substance) · ja エキス (solution made by drawing out from a substance) · pl ekstrakt (solution made by drawing out from a substance) · nn uttrekk n utdrag (something extracted) · nb uttrekk (something extracted) · pl ekstrakt (something extracted) · bg извадка (portion of a document) · ro extras (portion of a document) · nn uttrekk (solution made by drawing out from a substance) · nb utdrag (something extracted) · yue 精 (solution made by drawing out from a substance) · it estratto (solution made by drawing out from a substance) · hu kivonat (something extracted) · la extractum (solid preparation obtained by evaporating a solution of a drug) · id sari (something extracted) · fi syntyperä (extraction, descent) · nl fragment (portion of a document) · fi jauhe (solid preparation obtained by evaporating a solution of a drug) · hu szemelvény (portion of a document) · fi uutos (solution made by drawing out from a substance) · ms sari (something extracted) · nb utdrag (portion of a document) · he תַּמְצִית (solution made by drawing out from a substance) · eo ekstrakto (something extracted) · uk екстра́кт (solution made by drawing out from a substance) · cs extrakt (solution made by drawing out from a substance) · la extractum (solution made by drawing out from a substance) · fr extrait (solution made by drawing out from a substance) · tr ekstre (solution made by drawing out from a substance) · de Extrakt (solution made by drawing out from a substance) · mi hīkarotanga (something extracted) · ro extract (solution made by drawing out from a substance) · mt silta (something extracted) · ru экстра́кт (solution made by drawing out from a substance) · es fragmento (portion of a document) · ru вы́держка (portion of a document) · fa عصاره (solution made by drawing out from a substance) · nb uttrekk (solution made by drawing out from a substance) · fr extrait (portion of a document) · bg екстракт (solution made by drawing out from a substance) · hu esszencia (solution made by drawing out from a substance) · fi katkelma (portion of a document) · ru извлече́ние (something extracted) · ms sari (solution made by drawing out from a substance) · es pasaje (portion of a document) · ar مُقْتَطَف (portion of a document) · fi lainaus (portion of a document) · id ekstrak (something extracted) · de Auszug (something extracted) · hu kivonat (portion of a document) · az çıxarış (portion of a document) · az çıxarış (solution made by drawing out from a substance) · pt extrato (solution made by drawing out from a substance) · no ekstrakt (something extracted) · la excerptum (portion of a document) · fi katkelma (something extracted) · pl wyjątek (portion of a document) · fi ote (portion of a document) · pl wyciąg (solution made by drawing out from a substance) · id pati (something extracted) · bg извлечение (portion of a document) · mt silta (portion of a document) · pl wyciąg (something extracted) · la antecessūra (extraction, descent) · fi uute (something extracted) · it estratto (portion of a document)

extract en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (California, Southern) audio
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɪkˈstɹækt/
• /ɛkˈstɹækt/
• ĭkstrăkt'

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin extractum, neuter perfect passive participle of extrahō, from ex- (“out of”) + trahō (“to drag”).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To draw out; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or suction, etc.
   • The bee / Sits on the bloom extracting liquid sweet. 1667, John Milton, “Book V”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
   • The dawn of the oil age was fairly recent. Although the stuff was used to waterproof boats in the Middle East 6,000 years ago, extracting it in earnest began only in 1859 after an oil strike in Pennsylvania. The first barrels of crude fetched $18 (around $450 at today’s prices). 2013 August 3, “Yesterday’s fuel”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8847:
   • to extract a tooth from its socket, a stump from the earth, or a splinter from the finger
   • There is, in fact, growing recognition in the Department that giving free rein to the open access operators will extract revenue from Great British Railways. 2025 March 5, Christian Wolmar, “GBR: just how clear are the government's objectives?”, in RAIL, number 1030, page 41:
2. (transitive) To withdraw by squeezing, distillation, or other mechanical or chemical process. Compare abstract (transitive verb).
   • Mostly, the microbiome is beneficial. It helps with digestion and enables people to extract a lot more calories from their food than would otherwise be possible. Research over the past few years, however, has implicated it in diseases from atherosclerosis to asthma to autism. 2013 June 29, “A punch in the gut”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, pages 72–3:
   • to extract an essential oil from a plant
3. (transitive) To pick out; to cite or reproduce a snippet of
   • I have thought it proper to extract out of that pamphlet a few of those notorious falsehoods. 1724, Jonathan Swift, “Drapier's Letters”, in 4:
   • extract a line from a song.
   • extract the drum parts from an mp3.
   • extract a clip from a video
   • extract a passage from a text.
   • As his work is probably not easily accessible to many of my readers, I shall perhaps consult their convenience by extracting his description entire. 1900, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 2, page 332:
4. (transitive) To select parts of a whole
   • We need to try to extract the positives from the defeat.
5. (transitive) To determine (a root of a number).
   • […] Mr. Nackybal was thoroughly examined, both in cubing and extracting, from the table that Louit had provided. 1953, Samuel Beckett, Watt, [Paris]: Olympia Press, →OCLC:
   • Please extract the cube root of 27.

Forms

Deriveds

postextracted · coextract · extractability · extract the Michael · reextracted · nonextracted · phytoextract · extractant · preextract · extractible · extract the urine · extractive · immunoextract · unextracted · extractable

Synonyms

outdraw (to draw out) · sunder out (to take by selection)

Translations (91)

de ziehen (to determine) · pl wyrywać (to draw out) · ca extreure (to draw out) · hu kivon (to determine) · gl extraer (to draw out) · uk витя́гувати (to draw out) · pl wyciągnąć (to draw out) · ia extraher (to draw out) · bg изнасям (to determine) · ga bain (to draw out) · he עקר (to draw out) · he חילץ (to draw out) · mi whakapūrero (to draw out) · te పీకు (to draw out) · fr extraire (to draw out) · uk ви́тягнути (to draw out) · fa استخراج کردن (to withdraw in process) · es extraer (to draw out) · hu elszív (to withdraw in process) · de entziehen (to withdraw in process) · uk витяга́ти (to draw out) · bg извличам (to withdraw in process) · ia extraher (to withdraw in process) · fi laskea (to determine) · ru извлека́ть (to draw out) · de ziehen (to draw out) · vec cavar (to draw out) · ota چكمك (to draw out) · bg вадя (to draw out) · mi kohika (to draw out) · mn сугалах (to draw out) · fur gjavâ (to draw out) · la extrahō (to draw out) · hu von (to determine) · hu előhúz (to draw out) · pl wydobyć (to draw out) · hu elővesz (to draw out) · hu kivesz (to draw out) · hu kinyer (to withdraw in process) · mi hīkaro (to draw out) · gl arrincar (to draw out) · bg изваждам (to draw out) · mg fia (to withdraw in process) · la excerpō (to take by selection) · bg извличам (to take by selection) · uk ви́тягти (to draw out) · sv extrahera (to draw out) · hu kiszív (to withdraw in process) · el εξάγω (to draw out) · es sacar (to draw out) · ca extreure (to withdraw in process) · arz استخرج (to draw out) · ca extreure (to take by selection) · fi määrittää (to determine) · no ekstrahere (to draw out) · pl wyrwać (to draw out) · cs vytáhnout (to draw out) · hu kivon (to withdraw in process) · hu kitermel (to withdraw in process) · fi siteerata (to take by selection) · hu kihúz (to draw out) · hu kiemel (to take by selection) · it cavare (to draw out) · bg езнеса (to determine) · nrf êrachi (to draw out) · hu kiszed (to draw out) · ny kuzúla (to draw out) · ga eastósc (to withdraw in process) · pl ekstrahować (to withdraw in process) · mi whakapūreo (to draw out) · pl wyciągać (to draw out) · fi vetää pois (to draw out) · fro estraire (to draw out) · pt extrair (to draw out) · fr extraire (to withdraw in process) · de entnehmen (to draw out) · fa بیرون کشیدن (to draw out) · fi uuttaa (to withdraw in process) · pl wyekstrahować (to withdraw in process) · ru извле́чь (to draw out) · la ēiciō (to draw out) · el υπολογίζω (to determine) · fi poistaa (to draw out) · fi lainata (to take by selection) · fi poimia (to take by selection) · ja 抜歯する (to draw out) · cs extrahovat (to withdraw in process) · de herausziehen (to draw out) · he מיצה (to withdraw in process) · pl wydobywać (to draw out) · fi vetää ulos (to draw out)