What is the meaning of extract?

noun

• A solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water.
  • synonyms: infusion
• A passage selected from a larger work.
  • usage: "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"
  • synonyms: excerpt, excerption, selection

verb

• Remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense.
  • usage: "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
• Get despite difficulties or obstacles.
  • usage: "I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions"
• Deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning. )
  • usage: "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"
  • synonyms: educe, evoke, elicit, draw out
• Extract by the process of distillation.
  • usage: "distill the essence of this compound"
  • synonyms: distill, distil
• Separate (a metal) from an ore.
• Obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action.
  • usage: "Italians express coffee rather than filter it"
  • synonyms: press out, express
• Take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy.
  • synonyms: excerpt, take out
• Calculate the root of a number. .