choose Copy link Outline A. Trans.I. To select1. lĕgo, lēgi, lectum, 32. dēlĭgo, 33. ēlĭgo, 3 (laying stress on the selection from amongst others)4. opto, 1 (esp. in poets)5. căpio, cēpi, captum, 3 (only when the context fixes the sense)II. To select for an officeB. Intrans. • choose: A. Trans.: I. To select: 1. lĕgo, lēgi, lectum, 3: to c. jurymen, judices l., Cic.: to c. men for war, viros ad bella l., Ov. But the comps. are more frequent. 2. dēlĭgo, 3: to c. a place for a camp, locum castris d., Caes.: to c. a sharer of one's military authority, socium sibi imperii d., Liv. 3. ēlĭgo, 3 (laying stress on the selection from amongst others): of evils to c. the least, ex malis minimum e., Cic.: I chose you two as my chief friends, vos duos elegi quos praecipue colerem, Cic. 4. opto, 1 (esp. in poets): to c. leaders, duces op., Virg.: to c. a spot for a kingdom, op. locum regno, Virg.: let him c. which of the two he prefers, optet utrum malit, Cic. 5. căpio, cēpi, captum, 3 (only when the context fixes the sense): I c. you as my patron, te mihi patronum capio, Ter.: v. to take. II. To select for an office: lĕgo, dēlĭgo, ēlĭgo; creo, coopto, etc.: v. to elect, appoint. B. Intrans.: to be (more) willing (q. v.): mālo: v. to prefer.