extract B2 Topic:Materials & Substances US /ˈɛkstɹækt/ See IPA manual Freq #8850 Meanings 1 verb To remove or pull something out, often with effort or force. The dentist had to extract one of her back teeth. 2 verb To get information, a promise, or money from someone with difficulty. The detective finally extracted a confession from the suspect. 3 verb To take out a useful substance from a plant or material by a chemical or mechanical process. Oil is extracted from the seeds by pressing them. 4 noun A short part taken from a book, film, or piece of music. The teacher read an extract from a famous novel. 5 noun A concentrated substance taken from a plant or food, used for flavour or its key qualities. Add a teaspoon of vanilla extract to the cake mixture. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to remove or pull something... outdraw Word family Forms extractedextractingextracts Derived forms coextractextractabilityextractableextractantextractibleextractiformextractiveimmunoextractnonextractedphytoextractpostextractedpreextract Related forms tincture Common collocations almond extract Noun + noun Etymology AI details Borrowed from Latin extractum, neuter perfect passive participle of extrahō, from ex- (“out of”) + trahō (“to drag”). extractum Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Materials & Substances Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # extract **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb, noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɛkstɹækt/ **Frequency rank:** 8850 ## Meanings 1. To remove or pull something out, often with effort or force. 2. To get information, a promise, or money from someone with difficulty. 3. To take out a useful substance from a plant or material by a chemical or mechanical process. 4. A short part taken from a book, film, or piece of music. 5. A concentrated substance taken from a plant or food, used for flavour or its key qualities. ## Examples - The dentist had to extract one of her back teeth. - The detective finally extracted a confession from the suspect. - Oil is extracted from the seeds by pressing them. - The teacher read an extract from a famous novel. - Add a teaspoon of vanilla extract to the cake mixture. ## Derived Forms - coextract - extractability - extractable - extractant - extractible - extractiform - extractive - immunoextract - nonextracted - phytoextract - postextracted - preextract ## Related Forms - tincture ## Roots and Affixes - Root: extractum - Affix: ex- - out ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin extractum, neuter perfect passive participle of extrahō, from ex- (“out of”) + trahō (“to drag”). ## AI Etymology Extract was borrowed from Latin extractum, neuter perfect passive participle of extrahō, from ex- (“out of”) + trahō (“to drag”). In current use, the main senses are “To remove or pull something out, often with effort or force” and “To get information, a promise, or money from someone with difficulty”. ## Topics - Materials & Substances - Actions & Processes markdown