Verb: deselect ,dee-su'lekt
- Choose not to select; rule out of selection
"They decided to deselect the candidate due to his lack of experience"
- (computing) change an item in a user interface from the selected (on) state to the unselected (off) state
"Right-click to deselect all the highlighted text";
- unselect
- [Brit] Reject a serving politician from standing for re-election
"The party deselected several MPs before the general election"
Derived forms: deselected, deselecting, deselects
Encyclopedia: Deselect