What does extract mean?

extract means "remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense". That is the primary sense; the word has 10 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in extract?

extract has 2 syllables: ex-tract. The stress falls on "ex". In IPA it is /ˈɛkˌstɹækt/.

What is another word for extract?

Close synonyms include pull out, pull, pull up, take out, draw out. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is extract a common word?

extract is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with extract?

2 words rhyme with extract. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

extract — meaning, pronunciation and 10 definitions

verb

8 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
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”
Synonymspull out pull pull up take out draw out rip out tear out
Broaderremove
Narrowerwring out demodulate thread
2.
get despite difficulties or obstacles
“I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions”
Broaderobtain
3.
deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
“We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant”
Synonymseduce evoke elicit draw out
Broaderinterpret
4.
extract by the process of distillation
“distill the essence of this compound”
Synonymsdistill distil
Broadermake
Narrowermoonshine
chemistry
5.
separate (a metal) from an ore
Broaderseparate
mining
6.
obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
“Italians express coffee rather than filter it”
Synonymspress out express
Broaderget
Narrowerream
7.
take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
Synonymsexcerpt take out
Broaderchoose
8.
calculate the root of a number
Broadercalculate
mathematics

noun

2 sensesA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
Synonymsinfusion
Broadersolution
Narrowerbeef tea black catechu pancreatin
2.
a passage selected from a larger work
“he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings”
Synonymsexcerpt excerption selection
Broaderpassage
Narrowerchrestomathy Haftorah analects clipping cut quotation

Other forms of extract

plural: extracts·
past tense: extracted·
present participle: extracting·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about extract

What does extract mean?: extract means "remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense". That is the primary sense; the word has 10 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in extract?: extract has 2 syllables: ex-tract. The stress falls on "ex". In IPA it is /ˈɛkˌstɹækt/.
What is another word for extract?: Close synonyms include pull out, pull, pull up, take out, draw out. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is extract a common word?: extract is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.
What rhymes with extract?: 2 words rhyme with extract. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for extract come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

verb

8 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
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”
Synonymspull out pull pull up take out draw out rip out tear out
Broaderremove
Narrowerwring out demodulate thread
2.
get despite difficulties or obstacles
“I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions”
Broaderobtain
3.
deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
“We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant”
Synonymseduce evoke elicit draw out
Broaderinterpret
4.
extract by the process of distillation
“distill the essence of this compound”
Synonymsdistill distil
Broadermake
Narrowermoonshine
chemistry
5.
separate (a metal) from an ore
Broaderseparate
mining
6.
obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
“Italians express coffee rather than filter it”
Synonymspress out express
Broaderget
Narrowerream
7.
take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
Synonymsexcerpt take out
Broaderchoose
8.
calculate the root of a number
Broadercalculate
mathematics

noun

2 sensesA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
Synonymsinfusion
Broadersolution
Narrowerbeef tea black catechu pancreatin
2.
a passage selected from a larger work
“he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings”
Synonymsexcerpt excerption selection
Broaderpassage
Narrowerchrestomathy Haftorah analects clipping cut quotation

Other forms of extract

plural: extracts·
past tense: extracted·
present participle: extracting·

Questions about extract

What does extract mean?: extract means "remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense". That is the primary sense; the word has 10 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in extract?: extract has 2 syllables: ex-tract. The stress falls on "ex". In IPA it is /ˈɛkˌstɹækt/.
What is another word for extract?: Close synonyms include pull out, pull, pull up, take out, draw out. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is extract a common word?: extract is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.
What rhymes with extract?: 2 words rhyme with extract. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

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