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extract
Meaning: to remove or take something out, often with effort
extract in a sentence
How extract is used in real sentences:
The dentist had to extract the cracked tooth carefully.
Researchers were able to extract a tiny sample of ancient pollen from the frozen soil.
“Technicians then used a fine needle to extract a few cells from each sample.”
— from the passage A Battle Inside
Synonyms for extract
Other words for extract — remove, withdraw and extricate — carry the same meaning.
Antonyms of extract
Words that mean the opposite of extract:
- insert
- implant
Where it comes from
From Latin extrahere 'to draw out'
Word parts
- ex — out, away
extract: ex- (out) + tract (draw, pull) - tract — pull, drag
extract: ex- (out) + tract (pull)
Memory hook
EX-TRACT — EX (out) + TRACT (draw) = pull something out.