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  1. transitive verb To draw or pull out, often with great force or effort: extract a wisdom tooth; used tweezers to extract the splinter.
  2. transitive verb To obtain despite resistance: extract a promise.
  3. transitive verb To obtain from a substance by chemical or mechanical action, as by pressure, distillation, or evaporation.
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  • In between our interviews with Judge and the cast, we watched a scene being shot which took place at the Chameleon Beverage factory where water bottles are produced, but in the movie it's Reynold's Extract and vanilla extract is the product being manufactured. —  ComingSoon.net - 30 most recent stories
  • Here is a short extract from a Czechoslovak Radio programme from
  • The clip was introduced on BBC Breakfast at 6. 55am, but the extract was abruptly cut seconds later when Bale's swearing was heard. —  The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
  • A new study published in the journal of Minerva Cardioangiologica reveals Pycnogenol, pine bark extract from the French maritime pine tree, reduces jetlag in passengers by nearly 50 percent ... —  Health News from Medical News Today
  • Into the second group flavonoids of Ceylon tea extract were added before inducing hypoxia. —  Asian Tribune
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extract:   extracts ·  extracting ·  extracted
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English extracten, from Latin extrahere, extract- : ex-, ex- + trahere, to draw.

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  1. from Latin extractus, past participle of extrahere (see extray), draw out, drag out, withdraw, extricate, also prolong, protract, from ex, out, + trahere, draw: see trace, tract, and cf. abstract, attract, contract, detract, protract, retract, etc.
  2. = Old French estrait, extrait, etc., masculine, estraite, etc., feminine, extract (in various senses), French extrait = Provencal estrat = Spanish Portuguese extracto = Italian estratto = D. G. extract = Danish Swedish extrakt, from Middle Latin extractus, extracta, an extract (def. 2), from Latin extractus, past participle of extrahere, draw out: see extract, v. Cf. extreat, estreat.
 

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