n.
Pronunciation: ab- ' strakt, ' ab- ˌ , in sense 3 usu ' ab- ˌ
Function: transitive verb
Date: 1542
1 : REMOVE , SEPARATE
2 : to consider apart from application to or association with a particular instance
3 : to make an abstract of : SUMMARIZE
4 : to draw away the attention of
5 : STEAL , PURLOIN
intransitive verb : to make an abstraction
– ab · stract · able \ - ' strak-t ə -b ə l, - ˌ strak- \ adjective
– ab · strac · tor or ab · stract · er \ -t ə r \ noun