How to pronounce extract
American English pronunciation
ik-STRAKT
- IPA
- /ɪkˈstɹækt/
- Syllables
- ik · STRAKT (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What extract means
To pull or take something out, often with effort
In a sentence: He tried to extract his boot from the deep mud.
Where it comes from: From a Latin word meaning to drag or pull out.
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