to extract
1. to remove or pull out something from a place or substance
The dentist will extract the tooth.
O dentista vai extrair o dente.
2. to obtain or derive something from a source
They extract oil from the ground.
Eles extraem petróleo do solo.
3. to draw out information or a confession
The police extracted a confession from the suspect.
A polícia extraiu uma confissão do suspeito.
4. in mathematics, to find the root of a number
Extract the square root of 16.
Extraia a raiz quadrada de 16.
Related Idioms & Phrases
extrair uma lição de algo - to draw a lesson from something
extrair proveito - to derive benefit
extrair o máximo - to extract the maximum
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