Extract: When you extract something

When you extract something, you remove it from a larger whole. You can extract a passage from a book, or a liquid essence from a vanilla bean—vanilla extract. Learn the meaning of extract as a verb and a noun in English, with synonyms, antonyms, and related words. Find out how to use extract in different contexts, such as natural resources, writing, and information. Learn the meaning and usage of the word extract in different contexts, such as chemistry, mathematics, journalism, and pharmacology. Find synonyms, antonyms, and related words for extract in the online thesaurus. Something that is extracted or drawn out. A portion of a book or document, incorporated distinctly in another work; a citation; a quotation. I used an extract of Hemingway's book to demonstrate culture shock. quinine is the most important extract of Peruvian bark.