excerption vs extract

extract vs excerption

excerption and extract both are nouns.

excerption is not a verb while extract is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
excerption	Yes	No	No	No
extract	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, excerption and extract are synonyms defined as:

excerption and extract: a passage selected from a larger work

Other synonyms of excerption include excerpt, selection.

excerption (noun)	extract (noun)
The act of excerpting or selecting from a larger work.	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)

excerption (verb)	extract (verb)
	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

Difference between excerption and extract

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