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descriptive clause
descriptive linguistics
descriptivism
descriptor
descry
desecrate
deseed
desegregate
deselect
desensitize
desert (1)
desert (2)
desert (3)
desert boot
desert island
desert pavement
desert pea
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deselect
deselect
[
d si lékt
]
(
3rd person present singular
deselects
,
present participle
deselecting
,
past and past participle
deselected
)
transitive verb
Definition:
1.
remove selection:
to remove selection status from an option or data on a menu or list on a computer screen
2.
reject politician:
to refuse to select a serving MP, councillor, or party member for re-election
3.
US
let trainee go:
to end the training of an unsuitable trainee before the training program is completed
deselection
[
d si léksh'n
]
noun
Encarta® World English Dictionary [World English Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
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deselection [ d si léksh'n ] noun
