extract · verb T /ɪkˈstrækt/
extract
B2 to remove or take out something
Dictionary examples:
The oil which is extracted from olives is used mainly for cooking.
The tooth was eventually extracted.
Learner example:
I'm really sorry, but I can't come on the day before because I need to have my teeth extracted. (First Certificate in English; B2; Chinese)
extract · noun C /ˈek.strækt/
extract
B2 a short part of a book, poem, etc.
Dictionary example:
They published an extract from his autobiography.
Learner example:
The number of copied and read articles or book extracts ha[s] increased steadily. (First Certificate in English; B2; Swiss German)
