Cast and Select

Cast

Cast verb - To throw or give off.

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Select and cast are semantically related. in choose topic. In some cases you can use "Select" instead a verb "Cast".

Nearby Words: casting, castled, caster

Select verb - To decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities.

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Cast and select are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cast" instead a verb "Select".

ability	cast ability	select ability
attack	cast attack	select attack
part	cast part	select part
way	cast way	select way
Other words: characters, times, skills, powers, spells.

Because you need to combine elements to cast spells, players who are panicking can select random elements and cast them, resulting in spectacular suicides.

Source: Yet Another Stupid Death
You can now select between different battle partners, instead of it being chosen at random from the cast traveling with you.

Source: Video Game / Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
The second game plays this straight and generally lets you only choose 10 characters to use per level, with only a select few stages letting you use the entire cast.

Source: Arbitrary Headcount Limit

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