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co-opt

/ co-opt /

verb

verb Sense 1

take or assume for one''s own use

"He co-opted the criticism and embraced it"

Type of:

take accept

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

verb Sense 2

appoint summarily or commandeer

"The army tried to co-opt peasants into civil defence groups"

Type of:

appoint name nominate

Derived:

co-option co-optation

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something with something

verb Sense 3

choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague

"The church members co-opted individuals from similar backgrounds to replenish the congregation"

Type of:

elect

Derived:

co-option co-optation

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something with something

verb Sense 4

neutralize or win over through assimilation into an established group

"We co-opted the independent minority tribes by pulling them into the Northern Alliance"

Type of:

neutralize

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something with something

Somebody ----s on something

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