extract

(n) a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water) infusion,
(n) a passage selected from a larger work
- he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings
excerpt, excerption, selection,

(v) remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
- pull weeds
- extract a bad tooth
- take out a splinter
- extract information from the telegram
pull out, pull up, draw out, take out, pull,
(v) get despite difficulties or obstacles
- I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions
(v) deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
- We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant
educe, elicit, evoke, draw out,
(v) extract by the process of distillation
- distill the essence of this compound
distil, distill,
(v) separate (a metal) from an ore
(v) obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
- Italians express coffee rather than filter it
press out, express,
(v) take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy excerpt, take out,
(v) calculate the root of a number

infusion pull out pull up draw out take out pull excerpt excerption selection educe elicit evoke distil distill press out express

extractable extractible extraction extractor