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extract - remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram" |
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pull |
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remove,
take,
take away,
withdraw remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
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squeeze out,
wring out force out; "Some employees were squeezed out by the recent budget cuts"
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demodulate extract information from a modulated carrier wave
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thread pass through or into; "thread tape"; "thread film"
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draw,
get out,
pull,
pull out,
take out cause to localize at one point; "Draw blood and pus"
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extract - separate (a metal) from an ore |
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separate divide into components or constituents; "Separate the wheat from the chaff"
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excavation,
mining the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"
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extract - calculate the root of a number |
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calculate,
cipher,
compute,
cypher,
figure,
reckon,
work out make a mathematical calculation or computation
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math,
mathematics,
maths a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
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extract - get despite difficulties or obstacles; "I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions" |
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obtain come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?"
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