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Definition of extract oneself

: to remove oneself from a difficult situation

He has been unable to extract himself from his legal difficulties.

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extract play

: to draw forth (as by research)
: to pull or take out forcibly
: to obtain by much effort from someone unwilling

: a selection from a writing or discourse : excerpt
: a product (such as an essence or concentrate) prepared by extracting

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: a person's self : one's own self
: one's normal, healthy, or sane condition or self

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