extract

a passage selected from a larger work

he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings

a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)

extract by the process of distillation

distill the essence of this compound

calculate the root of a number

take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy

remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense

pull weeds

extract a bad tooth

obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action

Italians express coffee rather than filter it

separate (a metal) from an ore

deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)

We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant

get despite difficulties or obstacles

I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions