Find the word definition

Crossword clues for excerpting

excerpting
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Excerpting

Excerpt \Ex*cerpt"\ ([e^]k*s[~e]rpt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Excerpted; p. pr. & vb. n. Excerpting.] [From L. excerptus, p. p. See Excerp.] To select; to extract; to cite; to quote.

Out of which we have excerpted the following particulars.
--Fuller.

Wiktionary
excerpting

vb. (present participle of excerpt English)

Usage examples of "excerpting".

I should say Zimmerman, the constructor of this s-l, is quite incapable of excerpting or adapting the 'spoken words' of the book.

Only this excerpting was from the Pattern's end, whereas Grayswandir's was from a point near the beginning.

Only this excerpting was from the Pattern’s end, whereas Grayswandir’s was from a point near the beginning.