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extract

noun
  1. a passage selected from a larger work
    selection
  2. a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
    infusion
verb
  1. extract by the process of distillation
  2. calculate the root of a number
  3. take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
    excerpt
  4. remove, usually with some force or effort
    pull
  5. obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
    express
  6. separate (a metal) from an ore
  7. deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
    educedraw outelicitevoke
  8. get despite difficulties or obstacles
    “I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions”