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opt

  [opt]
Use opt out in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
1. to make a choice; choose (usually fol. by for).
—Verb phrase
2. opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw: to opt out of the urban rat race and move to the countryside.
Origin:
1875–80; < F opter to choose, divide < L optāre to wish for, desire, pray for, choose, select

Synonyms:
1. select, pick, elect, prefer.
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opt   (ŏpt)   
intr.v.   opt·ed, opt·ing, opts
To make a choice or decision: opted for early retirement; opted not to go.
Phrasal Verb(s):
opt out Slang To choose not to participate in something: "give individual schools the right to opt out of the local educational authority" (Newsweek).

[French opter, from Old French, from Latin optāre.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: opt
Function: abbreviation
optician
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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