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.

noun

insert , whole

verb

insert

noun

extract , fragment , notation , note , part , passage , pericope , piece , portion , quotation , quote , saying , section , selection , abstract , analecta , analects , citation , cite , collectanea , essence , miscellanea , paraphrase , reference , verse

verb

choose , cite , cull , extract , glean , note , pick , pick out , quote , select , single out , part , passage , portion , sample , section , selection