EXTRACT
Scrabble letter values: E1X8T1R1A1C3T1 = 16
Definition
- noun a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water). — synonyms: infusion
- noun a passage selected from a larger work. — synonyms: excerpt, excerption, selection
- verb remove, usually with some force or effort. — synonyms: pull_out, pull, pull_up, take_out, draw_out, rip_out, tear_out
- verb get despite difficulties or obstacles.
- verb deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning). — synonyms: educe, evoke, elicit, draw_out
- verb extract by the process of distillation. — synonyms: distill, distil
- verb separate (a metal) from an ore.
- verb obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action. — synonyms: press_out, express
- verb take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy. — synonyms: excerpt, take_out
- verb calculate the root of a number.
Examples
- “he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings”
- “also used in an abstract sense”
- “pull weeds”