Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To wish for; choose; desire.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb obsolete To choose; to wish for; to desire.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb obsolete To
choose ; to wish for; todesire .
Etymologies
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Latin optatus, past participle of optare.
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Examples
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"I suggest to all the members of the editorial board that they co-optate "Pero" as a member of the board on the same basis as other members.
My Life Trotsky, Leon 1930
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