Excerpting

Pronunciation: /ˈɛksɝptɪŋ/

Excerpting (verb)

  1. Choosing and using a small part from a larger text or work.

Examples

  • They are excerpting a section from the book for the article.
  • Excerpting means taking a part from a larger text.

Common collocations: excerpt a passage, excerpt from a text, carefully excerpt

Synonyms of Excerpting

Formal

Neutral

Antonyms of Excerpting

  • — To include means to take in all parts, opposite of excerpting.
  • — To omit means to leave out, which contrasts with the act of excerpting.