English Explanatory Dictionary

optate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To choose, settle on, opt.

Pronunciation

/ɒpˈteɪt/

Word forms

optate optates optating optated

Etymology

First attested in 1611; borrowed from Latin optātus, perfect passive participle of optō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of opt.

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