Thesaurus: select

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1. a. Taken from a number by preferance; picked out as more valuable or exellent than others; of special value or exellence; nicely chosen; selected; choice.
2. v. t. To choose and take from a number; to take by preference from among others; to pick out; to cull; as, to select the best authors for perusal.
3. adj. of superior grade
4. adj. selected or chosen for special qualifications
5. v. pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
6. Taken from a number by preferance; picked out as more valuable or exellent than others; of special value or exellence; nicely chosen; selected; choice. A few select spirits had separated from the crowd, and formed a fit audience round a far greater teacher. Macaulay. To choose and take from a number; to take by preference from among others; to pick out; to cull; as, to select the best authors for perusal. "One peculiar nation to select." Milton. The pious chief . . . A hundred youths from all his train selects. Dryden.
7. Taken from a number by preferance; picked out as more valuableor exellent than others; of special value or exellence; nicelychosen; selected; choice.A few select spirits had separated from the crowd, and formed a fitaudience round a far greater teacher. Macaulay.
8. j:21/v:79 v pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives s of superior grade s selected or chosen for special qualifications