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SCREEN OUT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Examine in order to test suitability

Example:

screen the job applicants

Synonyms:

screen; screen out; sieve; sort

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "screen out" is one way to...):

choose; pick out; select; take (pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

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