"deselect" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˌdiːsəˈlɛkt/ Audio: En-us-deselect.ogg Forms: deselects [present, singular, third-person], deselecting [participle, present], deselected [participle, past], deselected [past]
Rhymes: -ɛkt Etymology: From de- + select. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|select}} de- + select Head templates: {{en-verb}} deselect (third-person singular simple present deselects, present participle deselecting, simple past and past participle deselected)
  1. (transitive) To not select; to rule out of selection. Tags: transitive Translations (To not select; to rule out of selection): poistaa valinta (english: undo selection of) (Finnish), jättää valitsematta (english: leave unselected) (Finnish), désélectionner (French), abwählen (German), entmarkieren (German), desselecionar (Portuguese), отмени́ть вы́бор (otmenítʹ výbor) [perfective] (Russian), odznačiť (Slovak), odznačovať (Slovak), zrušiť výber (Slovak), rušiť výber (Slovak), deseleccionar (Spanish), avmarkera (Swedish), välja bort (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-deselect-en-verb-SfM2AkAK Categories (other): Terms with Slovak translations Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 11 40 49 Disambiguation of 'To not select; to rule out of selection': 90 5 5
  2. (transitive, British, politics) To reject (an incumbent) as a party's candidate for a forthcoming election. Tags: British, transitive Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-deselect-en-verb-2q1mpHEK Categories (other): British English, English terms prefixed with de-, Terms with Slovak translations Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 29 43 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 11 40 49 Topics: government, politics
  3. (transitive, graphical user interface) To remove from an existing selection. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Graphical user interface
    Sense id: en-deselect-en-verb-wwJtVNtI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 35 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 23 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 24 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 16 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 13 38 49 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 17 23 60 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 18 21 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 11 39 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 15 19 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 11 40 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 14 17 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 12 38 50 Topics: computing, engineering, graphical-user-interface, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: unselect Derived forms: deselectable, deselector Related terms: deselection

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To not select; to rule out of selection."
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        "(transitive) To not select; to rule out of selection."
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      "code": "fi",
      "english": "undo selection of",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "To not select; to rule out of selection",
      "word": "poistaa valinta"
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      "code": "fi",
      "english": "leave unselected",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "To not select; to rule out of selection",
      "word": "jättää valitsematta"
    },
    {
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      "sense": "To not select; to rule out of selection",
      "word": "désélectionner"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "To not select; to rule out of selection",
      "word": "abwählen"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "To not select; to rule out of selection",
      "word": "entmarkieren"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "To not select; to rule out of selection",
      "word": "desselecionar"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otmenítʹ výbor",
      "sense": "To not select; to rule out of selection",
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      "word": "отмени́ть вы́бор"
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      "sense": "To not select; to rule out of selection",
      "word": "odznačiť"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "To not select; to rule out of selection",
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    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "To not select; to rule out of selection",
      "word": "zrušiť výber"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "To not select; to rule out of selection",
      "word": "rušiť výber"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "To not select; to rule out of selection",
      "word": "deseleccionar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "To not select; to rule out of selection",
      "word": "avmarkera"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "To not select; to rule out of selection",
      "word": "välja bort"
    }
  ],
  "word": "deselect"
}

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