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- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| pronunciation: |
ihk
straekt
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| inflections: |
extracts, extracting, extracted |
| definition: |
to take out by using force; remove.
The dentist extracted my tooth.- synonyms:
- wrench, wrest, yank
- antonyms:
- insert
- similar words:
- jerk, pluck, pull, remove
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| related words: |
blackmail, draw, exact, pick, strain, tap, withdraw |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
ek
straekt
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| definition: |
a strong, concentrated form of a substance.
We used vanilla extract to flavor the cake batter.- synonyms:
- concentrate, essence
- similar words:
- condensation
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| related words: |
part, passage |
| derivations: |
extractable (adj.), extractible (adj.), extractability (n.), extractibility (n.) |
The word extract
contains the following parts:
ex-
Latin
prefix
that means out, out of, away from
  More about this word part:
The prefix ex-
was a Latin preposition and prefix and occurs in English in Latin loanwords, such as exit
and expel
. It has multiple forms, as the 'x' sound in ex-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See its assimilated forms e-, ef-, and es-. ex-
is also used in the formation of English words such as "ex-partner," where it means "formerly having the status of."
Example words:
exceed, excel, excellent, exclude, exhaust, exit, expedition, expel, expensive, export, extract
- synonyms:
- extr-, extra-, exter-
tract
Latin
root
that means draw, pull
Example words:
abstract, attract, attraction, attractive, contract, detract, distract, extract, subtract, subtraction, tract, traction, tractor
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