Co-opt (Verb)
Meaning 1
Choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague; "The church members co-opted individuals from similar backgrounds to replenish the congregation".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 2
Take or assume for one's own use; "He co-opted the criticism and embraced it".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 3
Appoint summarily or commandeer; "The army tried to co-opt peasants into civil defence groups".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 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".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.