select

a. தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பெற்ற, சிறந்த, தனித்தன்மைகள் வாய்ந்த, சமுதாய வயல் உறுப்பினர்களைச் சேர்ப்பதில் மிகு விழிப்பாயுள்ள, (வினை.) தெரிந்தெடு, தேர்ந்தெடு.

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Synonyms

#verb cull, pick_choose, segregate, elect, prefer choice, picked, fine, prime, chosen, selected, excellent

Antonyms

#verb lump, confound, sweep haphazard, common, average, unselect, coarse, ordinary

Se*lect", a. Etym: [L. selectus, p. p. of seligere to select; pref. se- aside + levere to gather. See Legend.] Defn: 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. Se*lect", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Selected; p. pr. & vb. n. Selecting.] Defn: 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.

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