extract (B2)
verb/noun
Pronunciation: /ɪkˈstrækt/ (verb), /ˈɛkstrækt/ (noun)
Definition
To remove or take out, especially with effort or by force, from a larger whole.
Examples
The dentist had to extract a wisdom tooth that was causing a lot of pain.
Scientists managed to extract valuable DNA from the ancient fossil.
It took hours to extract all the necessary information from the dense report.
How to Use extract
- extract from (prepositional phrase)
- to remove something from a source — "They managed to extract the venom from the snake."
- extract data (collocation)
- to retrieve information — "The software can extract data from various databases."
- extract a confession (collocation)
- to obtain a confession, often under duress — "The police tried to extract a confession from the suspect."
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