extract vs remove

remove vs extract

extract and remove both are nouns.

extract and remove both are verbs.

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

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

extract: remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
remove: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

Other hypernyms of extract include take, take away, withdraw.

extract (noun)	remove (noun)
a passage selected from a larger work	degree of figurative distance or separation
a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)

extract (verb)	remove (verb)
extract by the process of distillation	remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy	stay away or leave
calculate the root of a number	get rid of something abstract
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense	shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes
obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action	dispose of
separate (a metal) from an ore	remove from a position or an office
deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)	kill intentionally and with premeditation
get despite difficulties or obstacles	cause to leave

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