select vs excerpt

excerpt vs select

select is not a noun while excerpt is a noun.

select is an adjective but excerpt is not an adjective.

select and excerpt both are verbs.

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

As verbs, excerpt is a hyponym of select; that is, excerpt is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than select:

select: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
excerpt: take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy

Other hyponyms of select include empanel, impanel, panel, anoint, field, sieve, sift, draw, dial, go, plump, pick, elect, extract, take out, cull out, winnow, cream off, skim off, pick over, sieve out, assign, set apart, specify, single out, think of, define, determine, fix, limit, set, specify, adopt, espouse, follow, screen, screen out, sieve, sort, vote in, elect, nominate, propose, vote.

select (noun)	excerpt (noun)
	a passage selected from a larger work

select (adjective)	excerpt (adjective)
selected or chosen for special qualifications
of superior grade

select (verb)	excerpt (verb)
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives	take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy

Difference between select and excerpt

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