Meaning & use
extracting
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Removing or taking something out, typically by pulling, drawing, or another forceful or deliberate process.
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The dentist spent twenty minutes extracting the impacted tooth.
Researchers are extracting DNA samples from the ancient bones.
A note on using this word
Extracting is the present participle of 'extract,' from Latin extrahere, meaning 'to draw out.'
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