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to extract

to extract

67 4.1
To get a substance from a plant or material by a special process
  • verb
  • /ɪkˈstrækt/
  • Specialized
: extraer
  • The scientist had to extract the DNA from the samples using a special chemical process.
  • extract oil
  • extract gas
  • extract minerals

They then use that to extract red yeast rice extract from that.

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Examples

  • They extract it from the sand by steaming and heating water, basically boiling it...

  • Simple machine learning algorithms, such as discriminant analysis, will enable us to extract features from data.

    Academic text (2011)
  • If I go right click on that, I can extract it because it's a zip file.

  • These plants that process or extract petroleum products are really far away.

  • Once dried, we are able to extract from its stomach what is needed.

  • And the more gold we can reuse, the less we have to extract from the ground.

  • We, we can, you know, extract amplified DNA.

  • Academic performance was extracted from school records at the end of each grade.

    Academic text (2013)
  • She came here hoping to extract healing properties from the spiders.

  • Unconventional gas is technically difficult to recover, but once extracted, it is identical to conventional natural gas.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

to derive
vsto extract
78 4.4

Get something from a person or thing

is narrower focusing on source rather than the physical process of obtaining
to distill
vsto extract
  • Specialized
38 5.2

Make a liquid pure by heating it and collecting the cooled steam

is broader, using any chemical or mechanical process to obtain substances
to expel
vsto extract
26 5.0

Push out a substance, for example gas from a body or container

is different since the key implies deliberate extraction for use rather than ejection
to squeeze out
vsto extract
25 3.2

To press something to get liquid out

is broader includes chemical or special extraction methods too
to separate out
vsto extract
  • Specialized
25 3.7

Remove one part from a mixture using a filter or another method

is broader covers obtaining substances by many processes beyond removal
to isolate
vsto extract
  • Specialized
23 6.2

To get a pure substance from other material for study

is more general not limited to achieving complete purity
to press out
vsto extract
2 4.1

To get liquid from something by squeezing it

is the general action using various processes not only mechanical squeezing
to express
vsto extract
2 7.6

To force liquid out of something by squeezing it

is more general covering many types of chemical or special removal
to extract marrow
vsto extract
1 8.1

To remove the soft part inside bones for food

is broader applying to many materials and many extraction processes
to fractionate
vsto extract
  • Specialized
1 9.8

To separate a mixture into parts using a scientific or industrial method

is broader meaning any process to obtain a substance not only fractioning
to exsolve
vsto extract
  • Specialized
1 9.9

To separate a part from a solid material when it cools or conditions change

is more specific while the key covers deliberate chemical or mechanical obtaining

Antonyms

∞ 1.0

Include something extra to make something larger or better

47 3.1

To put or add something into another thing

Phrasal Verbs

To remove the soft part inside bones for food

To tease someone in a playful way

Compounds

A liquid made by soaking vanilla beans in alcohol to add flavor to food and drinks

A liquid with a strong almond taste used in baking

A small amount of liquid that gives lemon flavor to food or drink

People mix alcohol and vanilla beans at home to add flavor to recipes

1 7.0

An ingredient made from yeast cells that adds a savory taste

cola extract
  • Specialized
3.9

A flavoring made from the kola nut used to give soft drinks their taste

How Concentrated

to isolate
  • Specialized
23 6.2
to distill
  • Specialized
38 5.2
to extract
  • Specialized
67 4.1
to steep
9 3.5

Surface Forms

extract infinitive
extracted past
extracted past participle
extracting present participle
extracts third person singular

Morphology

extract = ex + tract

This sense continues the historical idea of 'draw out', but for most learners the meaning is not recoverable from ex- and the bound root 'tract' as modern English morphemes.

Etymology

Extract comes from old Latin parts ex- 'out' and trahere 'to pull'. In science, to extract a substance is to pull out the useful part from a plant or mixture by a special process, the same basic idea as the word tractor which pulls things.