The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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