opt out
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verb
(intr, adverb often foll by of) to choose not to be involved (in) or part (of)
noun opt-out
the act of opting out, esp of local-authority administrationopt-outs by hospitals and schools
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opt out
Choose not to participate, as in Our school opted out of the state competition. [Slang; mid-1900s]
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