extract vs excerpt

excerpt vs extract

extract and excerpt both are nouns.

extract and excerpt both are verbs.

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

As nouns, extract and excerpt are synonyms defined as:

extract and excerpt: a passage selected from a larger work

Other synonyms of extract include excerption, selection.

As verbs, extract and excerpt are synonyms defined as:

extract and excerpt: take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy

Other synonyms of extract include take out.

extract (noun)	excerpt (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)

extract (verb)	excerpt (verb)
extract by the process of distillation	take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
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 extract and excerpt

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