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Main Entry: choose
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: pick, select

Synonyms:

accept, adopt, appoint, call for, cast, co-opt, commit oneself, crave, cull, decide on, designate, desire, determine, discriminate between, draw lots, elect, embrace, espouse, excerpt, extract, fancy, favor, feel disposed to, finger, fix on, glean, judge, love, make choice, make decision, make up one's mind, name, opt for, predestine, prefer, see fit, separate, set aside, settle upon, sift out, single out, slot, sort, tab, tag, take, take up, tap, want, weigh, will, winnow, wish, wish for
Notes: choose means to pick out or select from a number of alternatives, while chose is the past tense of choose
Main Entry: pick
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: choose, select

Synonyms:

cull, decide upon, elect, finger*, fix upon, go down the line, hand-pick, mark, name, opt for, optate, pick and choose, pick out, prefer, say so, separate, settle on, sift out, single out, slot, sort out, tab, tag, take, take it or leave it, tap, winnow

Antonyms:

refuse, reject
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