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deselect en · VERB

Pronunciation

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  • /ˌdiːsəˈlɛkt/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *s(w)éder. Latin sē- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti Proto-Italic *legō Latin legō Latin sēlegō Latin sēlēctuslbor. English select English deselect From de- + select.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To not select; to rule out of selection.
    • ACTION may deselect a Trainee out of a training program for any of the following reasons: (a) Failure to meet training selection standards which includes, but is not limited to, the following conduct: […] 1996, Code of Federal Regulations: 1985-1999, page 70:
  2. (UK, transitive) To reject (an incumbent) as a party's candidate for a forthcoming election.
    • One recently deselected Sinn Féin assembly member, Davy Hyland in Newry and Armagh, has already quit the party in protest. 2007 January 5, The Guardian, page 3:
  3. (transitive) To remove from an existing selection.
    • Make sure you deselect any files you wish to keep before proceeding with the deletion.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
deselecting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
deselects Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
deselected Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
deselected Tense=Past lexicographic

Antonyms

reselect · select

Deriveds

deselectable · deselector

Relateds

deselection

Synonyms

unselect

Translations (14)

fr désélectionner (To not select; to rule out of selection) · fi poistaa valinta (To not select; to rule out of selection) · fi jättää valitsematta (To not select; to rule out of selection) · de abwählen (To not select; to rule out of selection) · sk zrušiť výber (To not select; to rule out of selection) · sv välja bort (To not select; to rule out of selection) · de entmarkieren (To not select; to rule out of selection) · ru отмени́ть вы́бор (To not select; to rule out of selection) · sk rušiť výber (To not select; to rule out of selection) · sv avmarkera (To not select; to rule out of selection) · sk odznačovať (To not select; to rule out of selection) · pt desselecionar (To not select; to rule out of selection) · es deseleccionar (To not select; to rule out of selection) · sk odznačiť (To not select; to rule out of selection)