Extract
Extract verb - To draw out by force or with effort.
Usage example: extracted a splinter from my hand
Insert
Insert verb - To put among or between others.
Usage example: surreptitiously inserted the book in its proper place on the shelf
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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When you get down to the Mount Maelstrom explorable area, you'll find that the good guys' alliance, the Pact, has a submarine of its own which the Order of Whispers uses to insert and extract agents.
Source: Video Game / Guild Wars 2 -
He also keeps forgetting that EnderI/O cables default to extract instead of insert.
Source: Lets Play / Direwolf 20 -
On that note however, if you do want to insert another gem, you can simply take it to an NPC who will painlessly extract the jewel for a small fee.
Source: Video Game / Scarlet Blade
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