opt
[ opt ]
/ ɒpt /
verb (used without object)
to make a choice; choose (usually followed by for).
Verb Phrases
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw: to opt out of the urban rat race and move to the countryside.
Nearby words
opsonin, opsonization, opsonize, opsonocytophagic, opsonometry, opt, opt in, opt out, opt-, opt., optative
Origin of opt
1875–80; < French opter to choose, divide < Latin optāre to wish for, desire, pray for, choose, select
Related forms
un·opt·ed, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for opt out (1 of 2)
opt out
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
British Dictionary definitions for opt out (2 of 2)
opt
/ (ɒpt) /
verb
Word Origin for opt
C19: from French opter, from Latin optāre to choose
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Idioms and Phrases with opt out
opt out
Choose not to participate, as in Our school opted out of the state competition. [Slang; mid-1900s]
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