pick out

Verb (2)

1. 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”Synonyms: choosetakeselectpick out
2. detect with the senses“The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards”“I can't make out the faces in this photograph”Synonyms: spotrecognizerecognisedistinguishdiscernpick outmake outtell apart