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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Select \Se*lect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Selected; p. pr. & vb. n. Selecting.] To choose and take from a number; to take by preference from among others; to pick out; to cull; as, to select the best authors for perusal. "One peculiar nation to select." --Milton. [1913 Webster] The pious chief . . . A hundred youths from all his train selects. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]