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Definition of Pick out
1. Verb. Pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives. "They pick out him to write the letter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"
Exact synonyms: Choose, Select, Take
Specialized synonyms: Empanel, Impanel, Panel, Anoint, Field, Sieve, Sift, Draw, Dial, Go, Plump, Pick, Elect, Excerpt, Extract, Take Out, Cull Out, Winnow, Cream Off, Skim Off, Pick Over, Sieve Out, Assign, Set Apart, Specify, Single Out, Think Of, Define, Determine, Fix, Limit, Set, Specify, Adopt, Espouse, Follow, Screen, Screen Out, Sieve, Sort, Vote In, Elect, Nominate, Propose, Vote
Generic synonyms: Decide, Determine, Make Up One's Mind
Derivative terms: Selection, Selective, Selective, Selector
Specialized synonyms: Empanel, Impanel, Panel, Anoint, Field, Sieve, Sift, Draw, Dial, Go, Plump, Pick, Elect, Excerpt, Extract, Take Out, Cull Out, Winnow, Cream Off, Skim Off, Pick Over, Sieve Out, Assign, Set Apart, Specify, Single Out, Think Of, Define, Determine, Fix, Limit, Set, Specify, Adopt, Espouse, Follow, Screen, Screen Out, Sieve, Sort, Vote In, Elect, Nominate, Propose, Vote
Generic synonyms: Decide, Determine, Make Up One's Mind
Derivative terms: Selection, Selective, Selective, Selector
2. Verb. Detect with the senses. "I can't make out the faces in this photograph"
Exact synonyms: Discern, Distinguish, Make Out, Recognise, Recognize, Spot, Tell Apart
Entails: Comprehend, Perceive
Specialized synonyms: Resolve, Discriminate
Derivative terms: Discernible, Discernible, Discernible, Discernment
Entails: Comprehend, Perceive
Specialized synonyms: Resolve, Discriminate
Derivative terms: Discernible, Discernible, Discernible, Discernment
Definition of Pick out
1. Verb. to remove by picking ¹
2. Verb. to select ¹
3. Verb. (idiomatic) to distinguish ¹
4. Verb. (idiomatic) to detect using one's senses (sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste) ¹
5. Verb. (idiomatic soccer) to send a long pass or cross to. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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