Extract
Extract verb - Get despite difficulties or obstacles.
Usage example: I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions
Obtain is a synonym for extract in develop topic. In some cases you can use "Obtain" instead a verb "Extract", when it comes to topics like draw out, elicit, derive, squeeze out.
Obtain
Obtain verb - To receive as return for effort.
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Both words in one sentence
- Later on, you have to obtain a volatile poisonous toad extract to sober up a different drunk.
Source: Video Game / Galaxy On Fire - Asgore flew into a fit of rage and vowed to obtain seven human souls in order to break the barrier that kept his people trapped so that he could extract revenge.
Source: Double Meaning -
It turned out that it was a cover for the murderer to obtain dog liver, to extract poison in the form of a "beef" tea.
Source: The Perfect Crime
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