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Elected Elect E*lect", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Elected; p. pr. & vb. n.
Electing.]
1. To pick out; to select; to choose.
The deputy elected by the Lord. --Shak.
2. To select or take for an office; to select by vote; as, to
elect a representative, a president, or a governor.
3. (Theol.) To designate, choose, or select, as an object of
mercy or favor.
Syn: To choose; prefer; select. See Choose.
Prelected Prelect Pre*lect", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prelected; p. pr. &
vb. n. Prelecting.] [L. praelectus, p. p. of praelegere to
read before. See Pre-, and Lection.]
To read publicly, as a lecture or discourse.
Selected 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.
The pious chief . . . A hundred youths from all his
train selects. --Dryden.
Selectedly Selectedly Se*lect"ed*ly, adv.
With care and selection. [R.]
