excerpting

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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