1. (v. t.) To draw out or forth; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or suction, etc.; as, to extract a tooth from its socket, a stump from the earth, a splinter from the finger.

2. (v. t.) To withdraw by expression, distillation, or other mechanical or chemical process; as, to extract an essence. Cf. Abstract, v. t., 6.

3. (v. t.) To take by selection; to choose out; to cite or quote, as a passage from a book.

4. (n.) That which is extracted or drawn out.

5. (n.) A portion of a book or document, separately transcribed; a citation; a quotation.

6. (n.) A decoction, solution, or infusion made by drawing out from any substance that which gives it its essential and characteristic virtue; essence; as, extract of beef; extract of dandelion; also, any substance so extracted, and characteristic of that from which it is obtained; as, quinine is the most important extract of Peruvian bark.

7. (n.) A solid preparation obtained by evaporating a solution of a drug, etc., or the fresh juice of a plant; -- distinguished from an abstract. See Abstract, n., 4.

8. (n.) A peculiar principle once erroneously supposed to form the basis of all vegetable extracts; -- called also the extractive principle.

9. (n.) Extraction; descent.

10. (n.) A draught or copy of writing; certified copy of the proceedings in an action and the judgment therein, with an order for execution.

abate abrade abridge abstract ambergris ambrosia aromatic aromatic gum aromatic water artifact attar attar of roses avulse balm balm of Gilead balsam bate bay oil bergamot oil bolt brainchild carve champaca oil child chisel choose choose out citation cite civet clarify clear clipping coinage collect composition concentrate concentration conclude concoction condense convert copy creation creature crowning achievement cull cultivate curtail cut out cutting decide between decoction decrassify decrease deduce deduct deliver depreciate depurate deracinate derive derogate detract develop dig out dig up diminish disentangle disparage distill distillate distillation drain draw draw a conclusion draw an inference draw forth draw out dredge dredge up eat away edulcorate effect eke out elicit elixir elute end product eradicate erode essence essential oil essentialize evince evoke evolve evulse excavate excerpt excerption excise exsect extort extraction extricate fetch file away filter filtrate find fixative force out free fruit garner gather get get out glean gouge out grow grub up handiwork handpick harvest heliotrope impair induce infer infusion invention issue jasmine oil lavender oil leach lessen liberate lixiviate machine make a selection manufacture masterpiece masterwork milk mill mine mintage musk myrcia oil myrrh new mintage obtain offspring opera opus opuscule origination outcome outgrowth parfum passage percolate perfume perfumery pick pick out pick up pluck out pluck up process product production pry pull pull out pull up pump purification purify quarry quintessence quotation quote raise rake out ransom rear reason reason that recover rectify redeem reduce refine refinement release remove rescue result retrench retrieve rip out root out root up rose oil rub away salvage save scent scratch screen select selected passage selection separate set free shorten sieve sift single out smelt spirit spiritualize squeeze strain subduct sublimate sublime subtract take as proved take away take from take out tear tear out thin thin out try unearth unravel uproot volatile oil wear away weed weed out winkle out winnow withdraw work worm out wrench wrest wrest out