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extract (v.)remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense;
extract information from the telegram
Synonyms: pull out /
pull /
pull up /
take out /
draw out /
rip out /
tear out extract (v.)get despite difficulties or obstacles;
I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions
extract (v.)deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning);
extract (v.)extract by the process of distillation;
extract (v.)separate (a metal) from an ore;
extract (v.)obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action;
extract (v.)take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy;
extract (v.)calculate the root of a number;