extract
/ɪkˈstrækt/
noun
- A concentrated substance obtained from something, especially a food or plant, by a process such as pressing or distilling.
- Add a teaspoon of vanilla extract to the cake batter for flavor.
- This face cream contains aloe vera extract to soothe the skin.
- The herbal extract is made from the leaves of the ginkgo tree.
- A short passage taken from a book, speech, or other written work.
- The teacher read an extract from the poem to the class.
- I found a beautiful extract about friendship in that old letter.
- The magazine published an extract from the author's new novel.
verb
- To remove or take out something, especially with effort or by a process.
- Scientists extract DNA from cells to study genetic disorders.
- The dentist had to extract my wisdom tooth because it was causing pain.
- She used a pair of tweezers to extract a splinter from her finger.
- To obtain information, money, or a promise from someone, often with difficulty or by using pressure.
- It took hours of negotiation to extract a promise from the company to reduce pollution.
- The detective tried to extract a confession from the suspect during the interview.
- The charity managed to extract a large donation from the wealthy businessman.
- To choose and copy out a passage from a book, document, or other source.
- Please extract the main points from the speech and list them here.
- The journalist extracted a short paragraph from the report to use in the article.
- The student extracted several key quotes from the novel for her essay.