Extract

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NOUN

a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)

a passage selected from a larger work

VERB

remove, usually with some force or effort

get despite difficulties or obstacles

deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)

extract by the process of distillation

separate (a metal) from an ore

obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action

take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy

calculate the root of a number

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