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EXCERPTING Synonyms

There are 10 synonyms of the word excerpting. (exact relations)
There are 5 hypernyms of the word excerpting. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for EXCERPTING

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copying
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• an act of copying

citing
verbv
noun

• a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

verb

• make reference to

• commend

• refer to

• repeat a passage from

• refer to for illustration or proof

• advance evidence for

• call in an official matter, such as to attend court

extracting
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)

• a passage selected from a larger work

verb

• remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense

• get despite difficulties or obstacles

• deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)

• extract by the process of distillation

• separate (a metal) from an ore

• obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action

• take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy

• calculate the root of a number

quoting
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else

• a passage or expression that is quoted or cited

verb

• repeat a passage from

• name the price of

• refer to for illustration or proof

• put quote marks around

referencing
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a remark that calls attention to something or someone

• a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

• an indicator that orients you generally

• a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts

• a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability

• the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to

• the act of referring or consulting

• a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to

• (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored

• the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to

verb

• refer to

reproducing
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• make a copy or equivalent of

• have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant

• recreate a sound, image, idea, mood, atmosphere, etc.

• repeat after memorization

extract
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)

• a passage selected from a larger work

verb

• remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense

• get despite difficulties or obstacles

• deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)

• extract by the process of distillation

• separate (a metal) from an ore

• obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action

• take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy

• calculate the root of a number

excerption
nounn
noun

• a passage selected from a larger work

• The act of excerpting or selecting from a larger work.

selection
nounn
noun

• the act of choosing or selecting

• an assortment of things from which a choice can be made

• the person or thing chosen or selected

• a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment

• a passage selected from a larger work

take out
verbv
verb

• cause to leave

• remove from its packing

• take out or remove

• obtain by legal or official process

• make a date

• remove something from a container or an enclosed space

• purchase prepared food to be eaten at home

• remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)

• bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover

• take liquid out of a container or well

• remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense

• buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food

• take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy

• prevent from being included or considered or accepted

Best Hypernyms For EXCERPTING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for excerpting, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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choose passage select take
Phrases (1)
pick out

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