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extract vs pick out

pick out vs extract

extract is a noun but pick out is not a noun.

extract and pick out both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
extract Yes No Yes No
pick out No No Yes No
As verbs, pick out is a hypernym of extract; that is, pick out is a word with a broader meaning than extract:
  • extract: take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
  • pick out: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
Other hypernyms of extract include choose, select, take.
extract (noun) pick out (noun)
a passage selected from a larger work
a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
extract (verb) pick out (verb)
extract by the process of distillation pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy detect with the senses
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 pick out

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