[ex.cerpt] vt [L excerptus, pp. of excerpere, fr. ex- + carpere to gather, pluck--more at harvest] (15c) 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 n -- ex.cerp.tion n
[2]ex.cerpt n (1627): a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied: extract