[noun] a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water) Synonyms:infusion
[noun] a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings" Synonyms:excerpt, selection
[verb] draw or pull out, 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" Synonyms:pull out, pull, pull up, take out, draw out
[verb] get despite difficulties or obstacles; "I extracted a promise from the Dean for two ne positions"
[verb] deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant" Synonyms:educe, evoke, elicit, draw out
[verb] extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound" Synonyms:distill, distil
[verb] separate (a metal) from an ore
[verb] obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action; "Italians express coffee rather than filter it" Synonyms:press out, express
[verb] take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy Synonyms:excerpt, take out
