n.
Pronunciation: ek- ' s ə rpt, eg- ' z ə rpt, ' ek- ˌ , ' eg- ˌ
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Latin excerptus, past participle of excerpere, from ex- + carpere to gather, pluck ― more at HARVEST
Date: 15th century
1 : to select (a passage) for quoting : EXTRACT
2 : to take or publish extracts from (as a book)
– ex · cerp · tor or ex · cerpt · er noun
– ex · cerp · tion \ ek- ' s ə rp-sh ə n, eg- ' z ə rp- \ noun