abstract (something) from (something or some place)
abstract (something) from (something or some place)
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.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
abstract something from someone or something
to steal something from someone or something. (Formal.) The officer was found guilty of abstracting a rather large amount of money from the company.
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abstract something from something
to take the important information from a longer document; to extract the essentials or the gist from a piece of complicated writing. Can you abstract a shorter article from this material?
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- abstract
- abstract from
- abstracted
- clearance
- get (the) clearance to (do something)
- give (one) (the) clearance to (do something)
- leak (something) to (someone or something)
- leak to
- give (something) under (the) threat of (something)