1. extract a wisdom tooth. 2. extract a promise. 3. To obtain from a substance by chemical or mechanical action, as by pressure, distillation, or evaporation. 4. To remove for separate consideration or publication; excerpt. 5. To derive or obtain (information, for example) from a source. 6. To deduce (a principle or doctrine); construe (a meaning). 7. To derive (pleasure or comfort) from an experience. 8. To determine or calculate (the root of a number). 9. A passage from a literary work; an excerpt. 10. maple extract.
