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extract

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  1. educe                 
 
1. ex.tract or ex.tract.ible \ik-'strakt, oftenest in sense 5 'ek-.\ 
   \-*-b*l\ \-*r\ vt [ME extracten, fr. L extractus, pp. of extrahere, fr. 
   ex-)X + trahere to draw 1a: to draw forth; esp : to pull out forcibly  1b: 
   to obtain by much effort from someone unwilling  2: to withdraw (as a juice 
   or fraction) by physical or chemical process; (Xalso : to treat with a 
   solvent so as to remove a soluble substance 3: to separate (a metal) from 
   an ore  4: to determine (a mathematical root) by calculation  5: to select 
   (excerpts) and copy out or cite  - ex.tract.able aj
2. ex.tract \'ek-.strakt\ n 1: a selection from a writing or discourse : 
   EXCERPT  2: a product (as an essence or concentrate) prepared by 
   extracting; esp)X : a solution (as in alcohol) of essential constituents of 
   a complex material (as meat or an aromatic plant)