Select and Turn down

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

Usage example: selected only two people out of 300 applicants for the summer internship

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Turn down is an antonym for select in choose topic.

Turn down verb - To show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to.

Usage example: I'm afraid that I will have to turn down your invitation

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Select is an antonym for turn down.

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