D defs.my
Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Excerpt

/(ĕk*sẽrpt")/ · Ex·cerpt · IPA /ˈɛɡzɝ(p)t/
01 v. t. To select; to extract; to cite; to quote.
imp. & p. p. Excerpted; p. pr. & vb. n. Excerpting
  1. 1.
    To select; to extract; to cite; to quote.
    “Out of which we have excerpted the following particulars.” Fuller.
02 n. An extract; a passage selected or copied from a book or record.
  1. 1.
    An extract; a passage selected or copied from a book or record.