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elect
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ?l?ctus, past participle of ?lig? (“to pick out, choose, elect”), from ?- (“out”) + leg? (“to pick out, pick, gather, collect, etc.”); see legend.
Cognate to eclectic, which is via Ancient Greek rather than Latin, hence prefix ?? (ek), rather than e- (from ex).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??l?kt/, /i??l?kt/
- Hyphenation: elect
- Rhymes: -?kt
Noun
elect (plural elects or elect)
- One chosen or set apart.
- (theology) In Calvinist theology, one foreordained to Heaven. In other Christian theologies, someone chosen by God for salvation.
- Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth.
- Shall not God avenge his won elect?
Antonyms
- reprobate
Derived terms
- president-elect
Translations
Verb
elect (third-person singular simple present elects, present participle electing, simple past and past participle elected)
- (transitive) To choose or make a decision (to do something)
- (transitive) To choose (a candidate) in an election
Related terms
Translations
Adjective
elect (not comparable)
- (postpositive) Who has been elected in a specified post, but has not yet entered office.
- He is the President elect.
- Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more.
- the elect angels
Translations
Further reading
- elect in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- elect in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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restrictive
English
Etymology
From Middle French restrictif.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???st??kt?v/
- Rhymes: -?kt?v
Adjective
restrictive (comparative more restrictive, superlative most restrictive)
- Confining, limiting, containing within defined bounds.
- (Of clothing) limiting free and easy bodily movement.
Translations
French
Adjective
restrictive
- feminine singular of restrictif
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