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extract[1,verb] extract[2,noun]

Main Entry: ¹ex·tract
Pronunciation: ik-strakt, usually in sense 4 ek-strakt
Function: verb
1 : to remove by pulling <extract a tooth>
2 : to get out by pressing, distilling, or by a chemical process <extract juice from apples>
3 : to calculate a mathematical root
4 : to choose and take out for separate use <extract a few lines from a poem>
- ex·tract·able /ik-strak-t-bl, ek-/ adjective
- ex·trac·tor /-tr/ noun