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Verb: opt out
  1. Choose not to do something due to loss of nerve
    "She opted out when she was supposed to get into the hang glider";
    - cop out [informal], bottle out [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: opting out, opts out, opted out

Type of: choose, opt, prefer

Encyclopedia: Opt out