opt

¹opt

verb \ˈäpt\

Definition of OPT

intransitive verb

: to make a choice; especially : to decide in favor of something <opted for a tax increase — Tom Wicker>

Examples of OPT

1. <after that near catastrophe, they opted to reinstate the telephone service>

Origin of OPT

French opter, from Latin optare

First Known Use: 1877

Related to OPT

Synonyms: choose, conclude, determine, figure, name, decide, resolve, settle (on or upon)

Related Words: decree, rule; cull, elect, handpick, pick, prefer, select, single (out); adjudge, adjudicate, arbitrate, find, judge, referee, rule (on), umpire; chew over, cogitate, consider, contemplate, debate, deliberate, entertain, meditate, mull (over), ponder, question, ruminate, study, think (about or over), weigh

Near Antonyms: abstain, decline, refuse, reject, turn down; delay, halt, hesitate, stall, temporize; shilly-shally, vacillate, waffle, waver

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Rhymes with OPT

Copt, knopped, topped