- a passage or quotation taken or selected from a book, document, film, or the like; extract.
- to take or select (a passage) from a book, film, or the like; extract.
- to take or select passages from (a book, film, or the like); abridge by choosing representative sections.
- a part or passage taken from a book, speech, play, etc, and considered on its own; extract
- to take (a part or passage) from a book, speech, play, etc
