deselect

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

Origin of deselect

1
First recorded in 1960–65; de- + select

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British Dictionary definitions for deselect

deselect

/ (ˌdiːsɪˈlɛkt) /


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

  1. computing to cancel (a highlighted selection of data) on a computer screen

  2. computing to remove (the check mark) at an option in a dialogue box

Derived forms of deselect

  • deselection, noun

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