Extract and Take

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Extract

Extract verb - To draw out by force or with effort.

Usage example: extracted a splinter from my hand

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Take is a synonym for extract in excerpt topic. In some cases you can use "Take" instead a verb "Extract", when it comes to topics like draw out, derive.

Nearby Words: extracted, extraction, extrude, extracting, extractor

Take

Take verb - To reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms.

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Extract is a synonym for take in remove topic. Sometimes you can use "Extract" instead a verb "Take", if it concerns topics such as derive.

Nearby Words: taking, taken, taker

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long	long extract	long take
perfect	perfect extract	perfect take
actual	actual extract	actual take
traditional	traditional extract	traditional take
Other adjectives: previous.

Common collocations

power	extract power	take power
name	extract name	take name
money	extract money	take money
revenge	extract revenge	take revenge

Both words in one sentence

The Earthrealm heroes successfully capture Quan Chi and are about to take him in for interrogation, but Hanzo decides to extract revenge on him instead.

Source: Nice Job Breaking It Hero / Video Games
Literal Metaphor: The Drug Lord is a supernatural entity that controls the Hive Mind that you join if you take peyote cactus extract, and the Drug War was a literal war fought between the Untied States of America and the Drug Lord-controlled Mexico.

Source: Literature / Unsong
The Punisher commonly uses this to extract information he needs, though he recognizes that it doesn't always take.

Source: Cold-Blooded Torture

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