Etymology

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Today it means: To choose; select. Full definition →

French opter ← Latin optō
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  1. Latin · derived fromoptō“to choose; to select”
  2. French · borrowed fromopter
  3. English todayopt

First attested in 1853; borrowed from French opter, from Latin optō (“to choose; to select”). Doublet of optate.

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