Select vs. Curate — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Select and Curate
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Select
To take as a choice from among several; pick out
We selected the ripest pears at the orchard. The winning ticket was selected at random.
Curate
A curate (, sometimes ) is a person who is invested with the care or cure (cura) of souls of a parish. In this sense, "curate" correctly means a parish priest; but in English-speaking countries the term curate is commonly used to describe clergy who are assistants to the parish priest.
Select
To make a choice or selection
The menu offered numerous dishes to select from.
Curate
A member of the clergy engaged as assistant to a vicar, rector, or parish priest.
Select
Singled out in preference; chosen
A select few.
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Curate
Select, organize, and look after the items in (a collection or exhibition)
Both exhibitions are curated by the Centre's director
Select
Of special quality or value; choice
Select peaches.
Curate
A cleric, especially one who has charge of a parish.
Select
Of or relating to the USDA grade of beef that has less marbling than choice or prime cuts.
Curate
A cleric who assists a rector or vicar.
Select
Careful or refined in making selections; discriminating.
Curate
To organize and oversee (an art exhibit or film festival, for example).
Select
One that is chosen in preference to others or because of special value.
Curate
To gather and present to the public
A blog that curates news stories.
Select
(used with a pl. verb) Chosen or preferred items or people considered as a group. Often used with the.
Curate
An assistant rector or vicar.
Select
Privileged, specially selected.
Only a select few were allowed into the premiere.
Curate
A parish priest.
Select
Of high quality; top-notch.
This is a select cut of beef.
Curate
(Ireland) An assistant barman.
Select
To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.
He looked over the menu, and selected the roast beef.
The program computes all the students' grades, then selects a random sample for human verification.
Curate
(inorganic chemistry) An oxyanion of curium; any salt containing such an anion. Category:en:Radioactivity
Select
(databases) To obtain a set of data from a database using a query.
Curate
(transitive) To act as a curator for.
She curated the traveling exhibition.
They carefully curated the recovered artifacts.
Select
Taken from a number by preferance; picked out as more valuable or exellent than others; of special value or exellence; nicely chosen; selected; choice.
A few select spirits had separated from the crowd, and formed a fit audience round a far greater teacher.
Curate
To apply selectivity and taste to, as a collection of fashion items or web pages.
Select
To choose and take from a number; to take by preference from among others; to pick out; to cull; as, to select the best authors for perusal.
The pious chief . . . A hundred youths from all his train selects.
Curate
(intransitive) To work or act as a curator.
Not only does he curate for the museum, he manages the office and fund-raises.
Select
Pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives;
Take any one of these cards
Choose a good husband for your daughter
She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her
Curate
One who has the cure of souls; originally, any clergyman, but now usually limited to one who assists a rector or vicar.
All this the good old man performed alone,He spared no pains, for curate he had none.
Select
Of superior grade;
Choice wines
Prime beef
Prize carnations
Quality paper
Select peaches
Curate
A person authorized to conduct religious worship
Select
Selected or chosen for special qualifications;
The blue-ribbon event of the season
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