Antonyms for extract
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : verb ik-strakt or especially for 5, ek-strakt; noun ek-strakt |
| Phonetic Transcription : verb ɪkˈstrækt or especially for 5, ˈɛk strækt; noun ˈɛk strækt |
Definition of extract
Origin :- late 15c., from Latin extractus, past participle of extrahere "draw out," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + trahere "to draw" (see tract (n.1)). Related: Extracted; extracting.
- noun something condensed from whole
- verb physically remove, draw out
- verb select a quotation
- Long and slow boiling is necessary to extract the strength from the meat.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- Extract the meat from the shell, and cut it into small pieces.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- When it is cold break it up, and extract all the flesh from the shell.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- Lay the lemon-rind in scalding water, to extract the bitterness.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- Extract all the stones, and spread out the plums on large dishes.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- Pare them, and extract the cores without dividing the apple.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- Then take them out, wipe them dry, cut them open, and extract the stones.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- Flavour the icing with essence of lemon, or with extract of roses.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- The following is an extract from the Temps of November 11, 1872.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- He then had to take some very fine pincers to extract the hairs which had been forced in.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
Synonyms for extract
- abridge
- abstract
- avulse
- bring forth
- bring out
- catheterize
- choose
- citation
- cite
- clipping
- concentrate
- condense
- copy
- cull
- cut out
- cutting
- decoction
- deduce
- derive
- distill
- distillate
- distillation
- educe
- eke out
- elicit
- elicitation
- eradicate
- essence
- evoke
- evolve
- evulse
- exact
- excerpt
- express
- extirpate
- extort
- extricate
- garner
- gather
- get
- glean
- infusion
- juice
- obtain
- passage
- pick up
- pluck
- press out
- pry
- pull
- quotation
- quote
- reap
- secure
- select
- selection
- separate
- shorten
- siphon
- squeeze
- take
- tear
- uproot
- weed out
- withdraw
- wrest
- wring
- yank
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