elect

¹elect

adj \i-ˈlekt\

Definition of ELECT

1

: carefully selected : chosen

2

: chosen for salvation through divine mercy

3

a : chosen for office or position but not yet installed <the president-elect> b : chosen for marriage at some future time <the bride-elect>

Examples of ELECT

1. <this elect body of students represents the best that the nation's high schools have to offer>

Origin of ELECT

Middle English, from Latin electus, past participle of eligere to select, from e- + legere to choose — more at legend

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to ELECT

Synonyms: cherry-picked, choice, chosen, select, favored, favorite, first-line, handpicked, picked, preferred, selected

Related Words: fashionable; exclusive; culled, picked over, screened, weeded (out), winnowed (out)

Near Antonyms: average, common, commonplace, ordinary, run-of-the-mill

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Rhymes with ELECT

abject, advect, affect, aspect, bisect, cathect, collect, confect, connect, convect, correct, cowl-necked, defect, deflect, deject, detect, direct, Dordrecht, effect, eject, erect, ewe-necked, expect, goosenecked, infect, inflect, inject, insect, inspect, neglect, object, pandect, porrect, prefect, prelect, project, prospect, protect, refect, reflect, reject, resect, respect, ring-necked, roll-necked, select, stiff-necked, subject, suspect, traject, transect, trisect, Utrecht, V-necked