abstract (something) from



abstract (something) from

1. To take something without permission. Despite all of the company's security measures, hackers abstracted classified information from the server.
2. To extract key information from a longer document or text. I had to abstract all of the relevant information from that lengthy report and then present it to management.
See also: abstract

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mukesha-Hinduism
NeŽA-Slovene
Marya-Russian
Chryses-Greek Mythology
Ararat-Armenian
Haynes[heinz]