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Verb: deselect  ,dee-su'lekt
  1. Not select; to rule out of selection
     
  2. (computing) stop an item in a user interface from being in the selected (on) state
    - unselect
     
  3. [Brit] Reject a serving politician from a re-election process

Derived forms: deselects, deselecting, deselected

Encyclopedia: Deselect