What does deselect mean?

v. To choose not to support someone for a position, like a political candidate.; To remove an item from a list of choices, like on a computer screen.

deselect

🇺🇸 /ˌdiːsɪˈlekt/ 🇬🇧 /ˌdiːsɪˈlekt/

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verb

To choose not to support someone for a position, like a political candidate.

The party decided to deselect the current MP and look for a new candidate.

To remove an item from a list of choices, like on a computer screen.

I accidentally clicked on the wrong option, so I had to deselect it and choose the correct one.

To choose not to support someone for a position, like a political candidate.; To remove an item from a list of choices, like on a computer screen.

3rd Present deselects

Past deselected

Perfect deselected

Progressive deselecting