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choose, see proper, see fit

v. see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way; "She chose not to attend classes and now she failed the exam"

choose, prefer, opt for, choose as an alternative

v. select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast"

take, choose, select, make a choice, make a selection, pick out

v. pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"

rather, instead

adv. as a replacement or substitute; "He didn't call; rather, he wrote her a letter"

rather, alternatively, instead, as an alternative, or else

adv. in place of, or as an alternative to; "Felix became a herpetologist instead"; "alternatively we could buy a used car"

prefer, like better

v. like better; value more highly; "Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels"; "We prefer sleeping outside"

parallel

v. be parallel to; "Their roles are paralleled by ours"

desire, want

v. feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"

yen, pine, ache, languish, long, yearn

v. have a yen for

like

v. find enjoyable or agreeable; "I like jogging"; "She likes to read Russian novels"

treasure, prize, value, appreciate, hold dear

v. hold dear; "I prize these old photographs"

pluck, pick, cull

v. look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers"

take, choose, select, make a choice, make a selection, pick out

v. pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"

name, assess

v. mention and identify by name; "name your accomplices!"

charge, appoint

v. assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance"

pluck, pick, cull

v. look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers"

delegate, assign, designate, depute, give an assignment to

v. give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

nominate

v. charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"

draft, enlist, muster in

v. engage somebody to enter the army

order, ordain, consecrate

v. appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church"

install, put into office

v. put into an office or a position; "the new president was installed immediately after the election"

frock

v. put a frock on

choose, prefer, opt for, choose instead, choose as an alternative

v. select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast"

prefer, give priority to one creditor

v. give preference to one creditor over another

separate, divide into components

v. divide into components or constituents; "Separate the wheat from the chaff"

draw, take out, withdraw

v. remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"

specify, intend, destine, designate

v. design or destine; "She was intended to become the director"

reject

v. refuse to accept or acknowledge; "I reject the idea of starting a war"; "The journal rejected the student's paper"

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