select vs screen out

screen out vs select

select is an adjective but screen out is not an adjective.

select and screen out both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
select	No	Yes	Yes	No
screen out	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, screen out is a hyponym of select; that is, screen out is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than select:

select: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
screen out: examine in order to test suitability

Other hyponyms of select include empanel, impanel, panel, anoint, field, sieve, sift, draw, dial, go, plump, pick, elect, excerpt, extract, take out, cull out, winnow, cream off, skim off, pick over, sieve out, assign, set apart, specify, single out, think of, define, determine, fix, limit, set, specify, adopt, espouse, follow, screen, sieve, sort, vote in, elect, nominate, propose, vote.

select (adjective)	screen out (adjective)
selected or chosen for special qualifications
of superior grade

select (verb)	screen out (verb)
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives	examine in order to test suitability

Difference between select and screen out

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