extract
noun · verb
Simple meaning
A solution get by steeping or soaking a substance.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɛkstɹækt
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
A decoction, solution, or infusion made by drawing out from any substance that which gives it its essential and characteristic virtue
Any substance extracted is such a way, and characteristic of that from which it is obtained
A solid preparation obtained by evaporating a solution of a drug, etc., or the fresh juice of a plant (distinguished from an abstract).
A portion of a book or document, incorporated distinctly in another work; a citation; a quotation.
A draft or copy of writing; a certified copy of the proceedings in an action and the judgment therein, with an order for execution.
verb
Take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
transitive
To draw out; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or suction, etc.
transitive
To choose out; to cite or quote, for example a passage from a text.
transitive
To select parts of a whole
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
Used this way, extract is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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- “I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions.”verb
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Word Family
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Word family
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An instrument for extracting tight-fitting components.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
A flavoring made from (or imitating) lemons.
Flavoring made from almonds macerated in alcohol.
A flavoring prepared from vanilla beans macerated in alcohol (or imitating vanilla beans).
A flavoring extracted from the kola nut.
Related Words
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- vitaminnoun
- sodiumnoun
- extractionnoun
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