empanel, impanel, panel - select from a list; "empanel prospective jurors"

field - select (a team or individual player) for a game; "The Patriots fielded a young new quarterback for the Rose Bowl"

sieve, sift - distinguish and separate out; "sift through the job candidates"

draw - select or take in from a given group or region; "The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population"

dial - choose by means of a dial; "dial a telephone number"

plump, go - give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number; "I plumped for the losing candidates"

pick - select carefully from a group; "She finally picked her successor"; "He picked his way carefully"

elect - choose; "I elected to have my funds deposited automatically"

excerpt, extract, take out - take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy

cull out - select from a group; "cull out the interesting letters from the poet's correspondence"

cream off, skim off - pick the best

pick over, sieve out - separate or remove; "The customer picked over the selection"

set apart, assign, specify - select something or someone for a specific purpose; "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise"

single out - select from a group; "She was singled out for her outstanding performance"

decide, make up one's mind, determine - reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"

think of - choose in one's mind; "Think of any integer between 1 and 25"

fix, limit, set, specify, determine - decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"

adopt, espouse, follow - choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"

screen out, sieve, sort, screen - examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants"

vote in - elect in a voting process; "They voted in Clinton"

elect - select by a vote for an office or membership; "We elected him chairman of the board"

nominate, propose - put forward; nominate for appointment to an office; "The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission"

vote - express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote; "He voted for the motion"; "None of the Democrats voted last night"

go with, side - take the side of; be on the side of; "Whose side are you on?"; "Why are you taking sides with the accused?"

cop out, opt out - choose not to do something, as out of fear of failing; "She copped out when she was supposed to get into the hang glider"

judge - form an opinion of or pass judgment on; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"