extraction

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɪkˈstrækʃən/ UK /ɪkˈstrækʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the act of drawing or pulling something out; one's ancestry

The dentist recommended extraction of the impacted molar.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act of drawing or... removal withdrawal drawing pulling ancestry descent lineage origin

Opposites

insertionimplantation

Word family

Related forms extractextractorextractive

Etymology

From Late Latin extractionem, from Latin extrahere ('to draw out'), from ex- ('out') + trahere ('to draw, pull').

extractio Latin trahere Latin

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# extraction

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɪkˈstrækʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪkˈstrækʃən/

## Meanings
1. the act of drawing or pulling something out; one's ancestry

## Examples
- The dentist recommended extraction of the impacted molar.

## Synonyms
- removal
- withdrawal
- drawing
- pulling
- ancestry
- descent
- lineage
- origin

## Antonyms
- insertion
- implantation

## Related Forms
- extract
- extractor
- extractive

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: extractio
- Root: trahere - to pull

## Etymology
From Late Latin extractionem, from Latin extrahere ('to draw out'), from ex- ('out') + trahere ('to draw, pull').

## AI Etymology
Extraction comes from Late Latin extractionem, from Latin extrahere ('to draw out'), from ex- ('out') + trahere ('to draw, pull'). Morphologically, the form is compositional: ex- marks part of the visible structure, while the remaining element supplies the lexical base. In present use, it is used as a noun meaning "the act of drawing or pulling something out; one's ancestry", so the historical material remains connected with the current sense rather than standing as bare ancestry. The wider English family includes related forms such as extract, extractor, and extractive, showing how the same historical material continues to organize neighboring vocabulary. The named historical forms include Latin extractio and Latin trahere, keeping the history tied to concrete forms rather than a loose resemblance. Its semantic neighborhood is marked by removal, withdrawal, drawing, and pulling on one side and contrasts such as insertion and implantation on the other, locating the modern specialization without adding a new origin story.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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