(p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Abstract

(adjective)

disassociated from any specific instance

(adjective)

difficult to understand : abstruse

(adjective)

insufficiently factual : formal

(adjective)

expressing a quality apart from an object

(adjective)

dealing with a subject in its abstract aspects : theoretical

(adjective)

impersonal, detached

(adjective)

having only intrinsic form with little or no attempt at pictorial representation or narrative content

(noun)

a summary of points (as of a writing) usually presented in skeletal form

(noun)

something that summarizes or concentrates the essentials of a larger thing or several things

(noun)

an abstract thing or state (see abstract entry 1)

(noun)

abstraction sense 4a

(verb, transitive ver)

to make a summary or abstract of : summarize

(verb, transitive ver)

to draw away the attention of

(verb, transitive ver)

steal, purloin

(verb, transitive ver)

remove, separate

(verb, transitive ver)

to consider apart from application to or association with a particular instance

(verb, transitive ver)

to make an abstraction

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