3ab·stract 
/æbˈstrækt/ verb
ab·stracts; ab·stract·ed; ab·stract·ing /æbˈstrækt/ verb [+ obj] 1 : to make a summary of the main parts of (a report, speech, etc.) : to make an abstract of (something)
▪ abstract [=summarize] an academic paper 2 : to obtain or remove (something) from a source
▪ Data for the study was abstracted from hospital records. 3 chiefly Brit, humorous : to steal (something)
▪ She accused him of abstracting [=pinching] some money from her purse.
▪ abstract [=summarize] an academic paper
▪ Data for the study was abstracted from hospital records.
▪ She accused him of abstracting [=pinching] some money from her purse.
