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Quick 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")
▸ Also see co-opts
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▸ 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")
▸ Also see co-opts
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to co-opt
▸ Usage examples for co-opt
▸ Words that often appear near co-opt
▸ Rhymes of co-opt
▸ Invented words related to co-opt