OPTABLE
Op"ta*ble, a. Etym: [L. optabilis.]
Defn: That may be chosen; desirable. [Obs.] Cockeram.
OPTATE
Op"tate, v. i. Etym: [L. optatus, p. p. of optare.]
Defn: To choose; to wish for; to desire. [Obs.] Cotgrave.
OPTATION
Op*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. optatio. See Option.]
Defn: The act of optating; a wish. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
OPTATIVE
Op"ta*tive, a. Etym: [L. optativus: cf. F. optatif.]
Defn: 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
Op"ta*tive, n. Etym: [Cf. F. optatif.]
1. Something to be desired. [R.] Bacon.