Crossword Dictionary
opt
choose, prefer, opt - v
select as an alternative over another; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast"
synonyms
choose, conclude, decide, determine, figure, name, resolve, settle (on or upon)
in a sentence
after that near catastrophe, they opted to reinstate the telephone service
fashion-forward celebrities typically opt for more glamorous brands
Even for those who opt not to change their habits
etymology
"wish for, choose, desire," 1877, from French opter "to choose" (16c.), from Latin optare "choose, desire" (see option). For the first few years only in English in a French context. An earlier word for the same thing was optate (1610s), from Latin optatus. To opt out "choose not to participate" is by 1922. Related: Opted; opting.