opt out

[opt] Origin

opt

[opt]
verb (used without object)
1.
to make a choice; choose (usually followed by for).
2.
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw: to opt out of the urban rat race and move to the countryside.

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Opt out is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.

Origin:
1875–80; < French opter to choose, divide < Latin optāre to wish for, desire, pray for, choose, select

un·opt·ed, adjective


1. select, pick, elect, prefer.

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opt out
 
vb (often foll by of)
1.  to choose not to be involved (in) or part (of)
 
n
2.  the act of opting out, esp of local-authority administration: opt-outs by hospitals and schools

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Word Origin & History

opt
1877, from Fr. opter "to choose," from L. optare "choose, desire" (see option). To opt out is attested from 1922.
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Idioms & Phrases

opt out

Choose not to participate, as in Our school opted out of the state competition. [Slang; mid-1900s]

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