Wondering how to hyphenate the English word extract ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.
| 1. |
A solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water) |
| 2. |
A passage selected from a larger work He presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings |
| 3. |
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 |
| 4. |
Get despite difficulties or obstacles I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions |
| 5. |
Deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning) We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant |
| 6. |
Extract by the process of distillation Distill the essence of this compound |
| 7. |
Separate (a metal) from an ore |
| 8. |
Obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action Italians express coffee rather than filter it |
| 9. |
Take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy |
| 10. |
Calculate the root of a number |
| noun | infusion, solution |
| noun | excerpt, selection, passage |
| verb | pull out, pull, pull up, take out, draw out, remove, take, take away, withdraw |
| verb | obtain |
| verb | educe, evoke, elicit, draw out, interpret, construe, see |
| verb | distill, distil, make, create |
| verb | separate |
| verb | press out, express, get, acquire |
| verb | excerpt, take out, choose, take, select, pick out
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| verb | calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure |