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IELTS word

extract

/ΙͺkˈstrΓ¦kt/verb

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English definition

to take something out of another thing

Common phrases / collocations

  1. extract minerals
  2. extract oil
  3. extract information

Example sentences

  1. 1.

    Workers extracted rock from the quarry.

  2. 2.

    Machines extract oil from deep underground.

  3. 3.

    The dentist extracted a damaged tooth.

Visual learning

See the meaning

A quarry excavator lifts rock from exposed mineral layers into a truck.
to take something out of another thing
1rock in quarry
2rock removed
rock in quarry→rock removed