pick out vs extract

extract vs pick out

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

pick out and extract both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pick out	No	No	Yes	No
extract	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, extract is a hyponym of pick out; that is, extract is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pick out:

pick out: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
extract: take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy

Other hyponyms of pick out include empanel, impanel, panel, anoint, field, sieve, sift, draw, dial, go, plump, pick, elect, excerpt, take out, cull out, winnow, cream off, skim off, pick over, sieve out, assign, set apart, specify, single out, think of, define, determine, fix, limit, set, specify, adopt, espouse, follow, screen, screen out, sieve, sort, vote in, elect, nominate, propose, vote.

pick out (noun)	extract (noun)
	a passage selected from a larger work
	a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)

pick out (verb)	extract (verb)
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives	extract by the process of distillation
detect with the senses	take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
	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 pick out and extract

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