EXTRACT', v.t. [L. extractus, from extraho; ex and traho, to draw.] 1. To draw out; as, to extract a tooth.2. To draw out, as the juices or essence of a substance, by distillation, solution or other means; as, to extract spirit from the juice of the cane; to extract salts from ashes.3. To take out; to take from.Woman is her name, of manExtracted.4. To take out or select a part; to take a passage or passages from a book or writing.I have extracted from the pamphlet a few notorious falsehoods.5. In a general sense, to draw from by any means or operation.
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