Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unselect

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables
un-s-e-lect
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cancel a previous selection, especially by removing a mark from a tick box.

Transitive verb

verb

To reverse the previous selection of.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English select English unselect From un- + select.

Usage

Inflected Forms

unselects (present, singular) unselecting (participle, present) unselected (participle, past) unselected (past)

Synonyms

deselect

Questions

What does unselect mean?
To cancel a previous selection, especially by removing a mark from a tick box.
Where does unselect come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English select English unselect From un- + select.

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