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Noun
Definition: a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
Definition: a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"
Definition: Something that is extracted or drawn out.
Verb
Definition: 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"
Definition: get despite difficulties or obstacles; "I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions"
Definition: deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"
Definition: extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound"
Definition: separate (a metal) from an ore
Definition: obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action; "Italians express coffee rather than filter it"
Definition: calculate the root of a number
Definition: To draw out; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or suction, etc.