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opt

[opt]
–verb (used without object)
1. to make a choice; choose (usually fol. by for).
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


1. select, pick, elect, prefer.
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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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