ABSTRACT

/ˈæbˌstɹækt/ ► audio Scrabble 12 Words With Friends 14

Definition

  1. noun a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance. — synonyms: abstraction
  2. noun a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory. — synonyms: outline, synopsis, precis
  3. adjective existing only in the mind.
  4. adjective not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature. — synonyms: abstractionist, nonfigurative, nonobjective
  5. adjective dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention.
  6. verb consider a concept without thinking of a specific example.
  7. verb make off with belongings of others. — synonyms: pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak
  8. verb consider apart from a particular case or instance.
  9. verb give an abstract (of).

Examples

  • “He was wholly abstracted by other objects.”
  • “He abstracted out the square root function.”

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