S: (v) choose, take, select, pick out (pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives) "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"
S: (v) cull out, winnow (select desirable parts from a group or list) "cull out the interesting letters from the poet's correspondence"; "winnow the finalists from the long list of applicants"
S: (v) assign, specify, set apart (select something or someone for a specific purpose) "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise"
S: (v) dedicate (set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church)
S: (v) detail (assign to a specific task) "The ambulances were detailed to the fire station"
S: (v) single out (select from a group) "She was singled out for her outstanding performance"
S: (v) think of (choose in one's mind) "Think of any integer between 1 and 25"
S: (v) name (mention and identify by name) "name your accomplices!"
S: (v) reset (set anew) "They re-set the date on the clock"
S: (v) define (give a definition for the meaning of a word) "Define `sadness'"
S: (v) redefine (give a new or different definition of (a word))
S: (v) adopt, follow, espouse (choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans) "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"
S: (v) adhere, stick (be a devoted follower or supporter) "The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism"; "She sticks to her principles"
S: (v) screen, screen out, sieve, sort (examine in order to test suitability) "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants"
S: (v) vote in (elect in a voting process) "They voted in Clinton"
S: (v) elect (select by a vote for an office or membership) "We elected him chairman of the board"
S: (v) co-opt (choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague) "The church members co-opted individuals from similar backgrounds to replenish the congregation"
S: (v) nominate, propose (put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position) "The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission"
S: (v) vote (express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote) "He voted for the motion"; "None of the Democrats voted last night"
S: (v) write in (cast a vote by inserting a name that does not appear on the ballot) "Many voters wrote in the names of strangers"