abstract
verb/æbˈstrækt/
/æbˈstrækt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they abstract | /æbˈstrækt/ /æbˈstrækt/ |
| he / she / it abstracts | /æbˈstrækts/ /æbˈstrækts/ |
| past simple abstracted | /æbˈstræktɪd/ /æbˈstræktɪd/ |
| past participle abstracted | /æbˈstræktɪd/ /æbˈstræktɪd/ |
| -ing form abstracting | /æbˈstræktɪŋ/ /æbˈstræktɪŋ/ |
- abstract something (from something) to remove something from somewhere
- She abstracted the main points from the argument.
- Their plan is to abstract 8 million gallons of water from the river.
- abstract something (specialist) to make a written summary of a book, etc.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin abstractus, literally ‘drawn away’, past participle of abstrahere, from ab- ‘from’ + trahere ‘draw off’.
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