Answer: chooses

AnswerCrossword Clue
CHOOSESActs as judge, perhaps
CHOOSESPicks
CHOOSESOpts for
CHOOSESElects
CHOOSESDoesn't decline
CHOOSESSelects
CHOOSESElects.
CHOOSESGives preference to.
CHOOSESPicks.
CHOOSESTakes one's pick
CHOOSESGets off the fence
CHOOSESGoes for
choosesPick out or select (someone or something) as being the best or most appropriate of two or more alternatives
choosesCHOOSE, to select by preference
choosesDecide on a course of action, typically after rejecting alternatives