select vs extract

extract vs select

select is not a noun while extract is a noun.

select is an adjective but extract is not an adjective.

select and extract both are verbs.

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

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

select: 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 select 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.

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

select (adjective)	extract (adjective)
selected or chosen for special qualifications
of superior grade

select (verb)	extract (verb)
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives	extract by the process of distillation
	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 select and extract

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