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excerpt vs extract

extract vs excerpt

excerpt and extract both are nouns.

excerpt and extract both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
excerpt Yes No Yes No
extract Yes No Yes No
As nouns, excerpt and extract are synonyms defined as:
  • excerpt and extract: a passage selected from a larger work
Other synonyms of excerpt include excerption, selection.
As verbs, excerpt and extract are synonyms defined as:
  • excerpt and extract: take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
Other synonyms of excerpt include take out.
excerpt (noun) extract (noun)
a passage selected from a larger work a passage selected from a larger work
a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
excerpt (verb) extract (verb)
take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy extract by the process of distillation
take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
calculate the root of a number
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
separate (a metal) from an ore
deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
get despite difficulties or obstacles
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