deselect

ˌdiːsɪˈlɛkt

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Definition of deselect - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

technology

TECH.

remove an item from a selection

TECH.

Click to deselect the highlighted text.

politics

Rare

reject an incumbent candidate for re-election

Rare

The party decided to deselect the current MP.

oust

reject

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Origin of deselect

Latin, de- (remove) + select (choose)

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unselect

deselect item

reverse the previous selection of an item

Examples of deselect in a sentence

To deselect a file, simply click on it again.
The committee voted to deselect the mayor.
Activists campaigned to deselect the controversial senator.

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French:désélectionner, écarter, ...
German:abwählen, ablehnen, ...
Italian:deselezionare, non ricandidare, ...
Spanish:deseleccionar, rechazar, ...
Portuguese:desmarcar, não recandidatar, ...
Chinese:取消选择, 不再提名, ...
Japanese:選択解除する, 公認しない, ...
Arabic:أَزَالَ التَّحْدِيدَ, أَسْقَطَ التَّرْشِيح, ...
Hebrew:לְבַטֵּל בְּחִירָה, לְהַדִּיחַ, ...
Russian:снимать выделение, не переизбирать, ...
Ukrainian:зняти виділення, зняти з виборів, ...
Hindi:अचयनित करना, अस्वीकृत करना, ...
Bengali:অপসারণ করা, প্রত্যাখ্যান করা, ...
Catalan:deseleccionar, rebutjar, ...
Czech:odznačit, nevybrat, ...
Danish:fjerne markeringen, fravælge, ...
Dutch:deselecteren, niet herbenoemen, ...
Greek:αποεπιλέγω, απορρίπτω, ...
Hungarian:kijelölést megszüntetni, nem jelölni újra, ...
Khmer:ដកចេញពីការជ្រើសរើស, ដកការតែងតាំងបេក្ខជនដែលកំពុងកាន់តំណែង, ...
Korean:선택 해제하다, 공천에서 제외하다, ...
Persian:حذف کرد, رد کرد, ...
Polish:odznaczyć, odwoływać, ...
Portuguese (BR):deselecionar, não apoiar, ...
Romanian:a deselecta, a respinge, ...
Swedish:avmarkera, inte nominera, ...
Thai:ยกเลิกการเลือก, ปฏิเสธ, ...
Turkish:seçimden kaldırmak, yeniden aday göstermemek, ...
Vietnamese:bỏ chọn, không tái cử, ...

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