(~ed)
1.
To ~ a substance means to obtain it from something else, for example by using industrial or chemical processes.
...the traditional method of pick and shovel to ~ coal...
Citric acid can be ~ed from the juice of oranges, lemons, limes or grapefruit.
...looking at the differences in the ~ed DNA.
VERB: V n, be V-ed from n, V-ed, also V n from n
~ion
Petroleum engineers plan and manage the ~ion of oil.
N-UNCOUNT: oft the N of n
2.
If you ~ something from a place, you take it out or pull it out.
He ~ed a small notebook from his hip pocket...
Patterson went straight to the liquor cabinet and ~ed a bottle of Scotch...
VERB: V n from n, V n
3.
When a dentist ~s a tooth, they remove it from the patient’s mouth.
A dentist may decide to ~ the tooth to prevent recurrent trouble...
She is to go and have a tooth ~ed at 3 o’clock today.
VERB: V n, have n V-ed
~ion (~ions)
In those days, dentistry was basic. Extractions were carried out without anaesthetic.
N-VAR
4.
If you say that someone ~s something, you disapprove of them because they take it for themselves to gain an advantage.
He sought to ~ the maximum political advantage from the cut in interest rates...
VERB: V n from n disapproval
5.
If you ~ information or a response from someone, you get it from them with difficulty, because they are unwilling to say or do what you want.
He made the mistake of trying to ~ further information from our director...
VERB: V n from n
6.
If you ~ a particular piece of information, you obtain it from a larger amount or source of information.
I’ve simply ~ed a few figures...
Britain’s trade figures can no longer be ~ed from export-and-import documentation at ports.
VERB: V n, be V-ed from n, also V n from n
7.
If part of a book or text is ~ed from a particular book, it is printed or published. (JOURNALISM)
This material has been ~ed from ‘Collins Good Wood Handbook’.
V-PASSIVE: be V-ed from n
8.
An ~ from a book or piece of writing is a small part of it that is printed or published separately.
Read this ~ from an information booklet about the work of an airline cabin crew.
= excerpt
N-COUNT: usu N from n
9.
An ~ is a substance that has been obtained from something else, for example by means of a chemical or industrial process.
Blend in the lemon ~, lemon peel and walnuts.
N-MASS: oft n N
10.
see also yeast ~