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Definition of "preselect" []

  • To select beforehand, usually according to a specific criterion. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "preselect" in a sentence
  • "Imagine a Google where only ads from those whom you preselect are displayed."
  • "In a recent radio interview, he said Mr. Cuomo and others speaking at the event are "going to read something which we preselect.""
  • "He believes that we can be creative by acquiring the right series of "repertoires"; that we can "preselect the kind of brain we will have by choosing richly valued experiences.""