extract
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~ deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"
extract
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~ calculate the root of a number
extract
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~ get despite difficulties or obstacles; "I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions"
extract
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~ extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound"
extract
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~ separate (a metal) from an ore
extract
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~ obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action; "Italians express coffee rather than filter it"
extract
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~ take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
extract
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~ remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram"
extract
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~ a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
extract
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~ a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"
extractable
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~ capable of being extracted
extraction
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~ the action of taking out something (especially using effort or force); "the dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction"
extraction
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~ the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means
extraction
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~ properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins"