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(noun) excerpt, excerption, selection
a passage selected from a larger work
he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings
(noun) infusion
a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
extract by the process of distillation
distill the essence of this compound
take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
(verb) pull, pull out, pull up, draw out, take out
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
pull weeds; extract a bad tooth; take out a splinter; extract information from the telegram
obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
Italians express coffee rather than filter it
(verb) educe, draw out, evoke, elicit
deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant