Verb
examine in order to test suitability
Source: WordNetYou have only 30 seconds in a TV commercial. If you grab attention in the first frame with a visual surprise, you stand a better chance of holding the viewer. People screen out a lot of commercials because they open with something dull... When you advertise fire-extinguishers, open with the fire. David Ogilvy
screen these samples Source: Internet
screen the job applicants Source: Internet
An online-screening test is also available to help screen out benign moles. Source: Internet
The bar exam is high public drama, intended to screen out potential competitors while convincing members of the public that the legal bar is looking after them. Source: Internet
It was claimed an assessment of the impact on the SAC was not done correctly due to a lack of surveys on the local bird population and that board was not entitled to screen out the possibility of significant effects on the SAC. Source: Internet