Excerpt (Verb)
Meaning
Take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy.
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- We will excerpt several paragraphs from the chapter to include in our research paper.
- She carefully excerpted a quote from the book to use as evidence in her essay.
- The student was asked to excerpt relevant passages from the novel to analyze in class.
- To support her argument, the author excerpted passages from historical texts.
- He excerpted a few sentences from the article to include in his presentation.