1. to remove or take out, especially by effort or force
2. to obtain something from a source by a special method
3. to select and copy out passages from a book or document

1. a short passage taken from a book, film, or piece of music
2. a concentrated substance obtained from something by using a special process

Examples

• The dentist will extract the damaged tooth tomorrow.
• Scientists extract oil from seeds using pressure.
• She extracted key quotes from the research paper.
• The teacher read an extract from Shakespeare’s play.
• Add a few drops of vanilla extract to the batter.
• The police extracted a confession from the suspect.
• This extract from the novel shows the author’s style.
• Lemon extract gives the cake a citrus flavor.