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optate

Pronunciation: /ɒpˈteɪt/

The English word “optate” has 1 meaning listed here.

verb

  1. To choose, settle on, opt.

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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