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Cooptate
Cooptate Co*["o]p"tate, v. t. [L. co["o]ptatus, p. p. of co["o]tare to elect to something; co- + optare to choose.] To choose; to elect; to co["o]pt. [Obs.] --Cockeram.
Cooptation
Cooptation Co`["o]p*ta"tion, n. [L. co["o]ptatio.] The act of choosing; selection; choice. [Obs.] The first election and co["o]ptation of a friend. --Howell.
Optate
Optate Op"tate, v. i. [L. optatus, p. p. of optare.] To choose; to wish for; to desire. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.
Optation
Optation Op*ta"tion, n. [L. optatio. See Option.] The act of optating; a wish. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
Optative
Optative Op"ta*tive, a. [L. optativus: cf. F. optatif.] Expressing desire or wish. --Fuller. Optative mood (Gram.), that mood or form of a verb, as in Greek, Sanskrit, etc., in which a wish or desire is expressed.
Optative
Optative Op"ta*tive, n. [Cf. F. optatif.] 1. Something to be desired. [R.] --Bacon. 2. (Gram.) The optative mood; also, a verb in the optative mood.
Optative mood
Optative Op"ta*tive, a. [L. optativus: cf. F. optatif.] Expressing desire or wish. --Fuller. Optative mood (Gram.), that mood or form of a verb, as in Greek, Sanskrit, etc., in which a wish or desire is expressed.
Optatively
Optatively Op"ta*tive*ly, adv. In an optative manner; with the expression of desire. [R.] God blesseth man imperatively, and man blesseth God optatively. --Bp. Hall.

Meaning of Optat from wikipedia

- Václav Beneš Optát (died 1559) was a Czech Utraquist Hussite priest. In 1533 he published as co-author with Petr Gzel of Prague the first Czech Grammar...
- at the end of the 4th century when Bishop Optat became the spokesman for the Donatist movement. After Optat, Thamugadai had two bishops Gaudentius (Donatist)...
- fasces, legiones, omnia, nunc se / continet atque duas tantum res anxius optat, / panem et circenses. [...] ... Already long ago, from when we sold our...
- Cyprien et son temps – le IV, d'Arnobe à Victorin – le Donatisme – saint Optat et les premiers écrivains donatistes – la littérature donatiste au temps...
- varia rerum turbante procella. At tibi fort****is, si – quod mens sperat et optat – Es post me victura diu, meliora supersunt Secula: non omnes veniet Letheus...
- Cercetari Infopolitic (2016). "Studiu: 49% dintre români ţin cu Steaua. Câți au optat pentru Dinamo sau Astra" (in Romanian). dolce-sport.ro. Archived from the...
- discovert, discoverture, discovery, operculum, rediscover optō opt- optav- optat- choose adopt, adoptive, coopt, cooptation, opt, optation, optative ordior...
- Epistula XIII: Mittit et optat amans, quo mittitur, ire salutem   Haemonis Haemonio Laodamia viro. She, who sends this, wishes loving greetings to go...
- fasces, legiones, omnia, nunc se / continet atque duas tantum res anxius optat, / panem et circenses. [...] (Juvenal, Satire 10.77–81) ... Already long...
- Amb aquests tres municipis, ja són quasi bé un centenar les viles que han optat per començar un procés simbòlic d'independència.[permanent dead link] IND-Ràdio...