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deselect

[dee-si-lekt]
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verb (used with object)
  1. to discharge (a trainee) from a program of training.
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Origin of deselect

First recorded in 1960–65; de- + select
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British Dictionary definitions for deselect

deselect

verb (tr)
  1. British politics (of a constituency organization) to refuse to select (an existing MP) for re-election
  2. US to discharge (a trainee) during the period of training
  3. computing to cancel (a highlighted selection of data) on a computer screen
  4. computing to remove (the check mark) at an option in a dialogue box
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Derived Formsdeselection, noun
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