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select (adj.)

1560s, from Latin selectus, past participle of seligere "choose out, single out, select; separate, cull," from se- "apart" (see secret (n.)) + legere "to gather, select," from PIE root *leg- (1) "to collect, gather." The noun meaning "a selected person or thing, that which is choice" is recorded from c. 1600. New England selectman first recorded 1640s.

select (v.)

"to single out one or more out of a number of things of the same kind," 1560s, from select (adj.) or from Latin selectus. Related: Selected; selecting.

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Definitions of select from WordNet
1
select (adj.)
selected or chosen for special qualifications;
Synonyms: blue-ribbon
select (adj.)
of superior grade;
select peaches
Synonyms: choice / prime / prize / quality
2
select (v.)
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives;
She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her
Synonyms: choose / take / pick out
From wordnet.princeton.edu

Dictionary entries near select

sejm

*sek-

*sekw-

selah

seldom

select

selection

selective

Selene

selenium

selenographer

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