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  1. 1
    to choose one thing or person from a group

    American English synonyms or related words for this sense of pick out

    To choose someone or something: choose, pick, decide on, select, vote, opt, designate, randomize, take your pick... more
  3. 3
    to see someone or something when they are difficult to see

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    To see or not see someone or something: see, make out, spot, witness, glimpse, pick out, catch, observe, fall... more
    1. a.
      to shine a light on someone or something so that they are easy to see

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      To shine, glow or give off light: shine, glow, flash, flare, gleam, sparkle, glare, light, blaze, catch the light... more
    2. b.
      to make something easy to see by painting or making it in a different color from what surrounds it

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      To change the color of something: paint, color, dye, bleach, brighten, blacken, tint, redden, respray, fade... more

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