deselect
verb/ˌdiːsɪˈlekt/
/ˌdiːsɪˈlekt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they deselect | /ˌdiːsɪˈlekt/ /ˌdiːsɪˈlekt/ |
| he / she / it deselects | /ˌdiːsɪˈlekts/ /ˌdiːsɪˈlekts/ |
| past simple deselected | /ˌdiːsɪˈlektɪd/ /ˌdiːsɪˈlektɪd/ |
| past participle deselected | /ˌdiːsɪˈlektɪd/ /ˌdiːsɪˈlektɪd/ |
| -ing form deselecting | /ˌdiːsɪˈlektɪŋ/ /ˌdiːsɪˈlektɪŋ/ |
- deselect somebody if the local branch of a political party in the UK deselects the existing Member of Parliament, it does not choose him or her as a candidate at the next electionTopics Politicsc2
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- deselect something (computing) to remove something from the list of possible choices on a computer menuTopics Computersc2
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