Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Select \Se*lect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Selected}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Selecting}.]
   To choose and take from a number; to take by preference from
   among others; to pick out; to cull; as, to select the best
   authors for perusal. ``One peculiar nation to select.''
   --Milton.

         The pious chief . . . A hundred youths from all his
         train selects.                           --Dryden.

Select \Se*lect"\, a. [L. selectus, p. p. of seligere to select;
   pref. se- aside + levere to gather. See {Legend}.]
   Taken from a number by preferance; picked out as more
   valuable or exellent than others; of special value or
   exellence; nicely chosen; selected; choice.

         A few select spirits had separated from the crowd, and
         formed a fit audience round a far greater teacher.
                                                  --Macaulay.

Source : WordNet®

select
     adj 1: of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize
            carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches" [syn: {choice},
             {prime(a)}, {prize}, {quality}]
     2: selected or chosen for special qualifications; "the
        blue-ribbon event of the season" [syn: {blue-ribbon(a)}]

select
     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" [syn: {choose}, {take},
          {pick out}]