deselect
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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politics (of a constituency organization) to refuse to select (an existing MP) for re-election
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to discharge (a trainee) during the period of training
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computing to cancel (a highlighted selection of data) on a computer screen
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computing to remove (the check mark) at an option in a dialogue box
Other Word Forms
- deselection noun
Etymology
Origin of deselect
Example Sentences
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Frontier should have showed DiDonato the $428 fare first, along with an option to deselect checked luggage and an assigned seat if she wanted to lower her fare.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2023
The Zoom account owner will need to manually deselect Zoom's on-by-default data sharing option after solving a pop-up maze of sub-menus.
From Salon • Aug. 11, 2023
If you’re trying to get all your files out of Google’s clutches, go to the company’s Takeout site and deselect everything except “Drive.”
From Washington Post • Nov. 19, 2021
Be sure to deselect or clear all equations before graphing using the method mentioned above.
From Textbooks • Mar. 27, 2020
Frank Field, who saw off attempts by his own party to deselect him in the 1980s, said any kind of change would have real ramifications.
From BBC • Oct. 25, 2015
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