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ik-STRAKT/ɪkˈstrækt/

To extract is to pull something out, often with effort, or to take a passage from a text: extract a tooth; extract data; an extract from the novel (noun, stress on EX-). Abstract is a summary of a paper; excerpt is already in the dictionary for a taken passage. Do not extract a quote without citation. Mining and chemistry also extract substances.

Meaning

To remove something, often with effort; also to take a passage from a text.

Examples

• “The exam asks you to extract the writer’s main claim from the paragraph.”
• “The task is to extract the writer’s claim from the paragraph.”
• “An extract from the diary was printed in the appendix, which is the noun.”

Good to know

Verb /ɪkˈstrækt/: extract data / a tooth. Noun /ˈekstrækt/: an extract from. Close: excerpt. Summary of a paper: abstract. Always cite.

Near in meaning

excerpt

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