excerpt from

excerpt something from something

to select a part of something from the whole. We excerpted a few short scenes from the play and performed them for the class. A few paragraphs had been excerpted from the film as an example.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Volodimeru	-	Medieval Slavic
MecİT	-	Turkish
Delshad	-	Persian
Paige	[peidʒ]
Catherine	['kæθərin]
NicodÈMe	nee-ko-DEM	French