extract vs cypher

cypher vs extract

extract and cypher both are nouns.

extract and cypher both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
extract	Yes	No	Yes	No
cypher	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, cypher is a hypernym of extract; that is, cypher is a word with a broader meaning than extract:

extract: calculate the root of a number
cypher: make a mathematical calculation or computation

Other hypernyms of extract include calculate, cipher, compute, figure, reckon, work out.

extract (noun)	cypher (noun)
a passage selected from a larger work	a secret method of writing
a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)	a message written in a secret code
	a person of no influence
	a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential
	a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number

extract (verb)	cypher (verb)
extract by the process of distillation	make a mathematical calculation or computation
take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy	convert ordinary language into code
calculate the root of a number
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
separate (a metal) from an ore
deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
get despite difficulties or obstacles

Difference between extract and cypher

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