English dictionary · verb

extract

to remove or take out by effort or force

Meaning and definitions

1. to remove or take out by effort or force

Connected roots

• ex-

  out of, from

• tract-

  dragging, pulling

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These words share a recorded root connection. A shared root is a learning clue; it does not establish every step in a word’s history.

• extend

  to cause to cover a larger area; to make longer

• export

  to send goods to another country for sale

• attract

  to pull toward oneself by an unseen force; to draw interest

• evident

  clearly seen or understood; obvious

• expose

  to make visible by uncovering; to reveal

• exclude

  to deny access; to leave out

• excursion

  a short journey or trip taken for pleasure

• expel

  to force out or eject

• eloquent

  fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing

• eject

  to force or throw out violently

• exclaim

  to cry out suddenly in surprise or emotion

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