I. (ˈ)ek|s]ərpt, ikˈs], ]ə̄pt, ]əipt sometimes (ˈ)eg|z] or igˈz] verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin excerptus, past participle of excerpere, from ex- ex- (I) + -cerpere (from carpere to gather, pluck, divide) — more at harvest
transitive verb
1. : to select (passages or details) as typical of a larger store : select for quoting : extract
a compendium of quotable sayings excerpted from the writings of a variety of modern writers — Book-of-the-Month Club News
2. obsolete : to take out : remove
3. : to shorten by selecting parts of
a new biography that is to be excerpted for serial publication in three installments
intransitive verb
: to make excerpts
II. ˈekˌs] sometimes ˈegˌz] noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin excerptum, from neuter of excerptus, past participle
: a selection or fragment (as from a writing or a work of music)
played excerpts from the opera
: a chosen portion or sample
cabled daily excerpts of life in the Orient