Dictionary Check: extract
"extract" is a valid word!
Scrabble
16
points
Words with Friends
17
points
Definition
noun
a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
noun
a passage selected from a larger work
Example:
"he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"
verb
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
Example:
"pull weeds"
verb
get despite difficulties or obstacles
Example:
"I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions"
verb
deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
Example:
"We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"
verb
extract by the process of distillation
Example:
"distill the essence of this compound"
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