Shortlist (noun)
alternative spelling of short list
Shortlist (verb)
To place something on a short list
Downselect (verb)
to narrow the field of choices, especially, to choose a supplier from candidates under consideration
“We need to check with Quality Assurance before we downselect the test equipment vendor.”
Wiktionary
Shortlist (noun)
a list of selected candidates from which a final choice is made
“a shortlist of four companies”
Shortlist (verb)
put (someone or something) on a shortlist
“the novel was shortlisted for the Booker Prize”
Oxford Dictionary