Definitions from WordNet (co-opt)

▸ verb:  take or assume for one's own use ("He co-opted the criticism and embraced it")
▸ verb:  appoint summarily or commandeer ("The army tried to co-opt peasants into civil defence groups")
▸ verb:  choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague ("The church members co-opted individuals from similar backgrounds to replenish the congregation")
▸ verb:  neutralize or win over through assimilation into an established group ("We co-opted the independent minority tribes by pulling them into the Northern Alliance")
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