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co-opt

verb
/ˈkəʊˌɒpt/UK/ˈkoʊˌɑpt/US

Etymology

From Latin cooptō (“to choose, elect”), from co(m)- + optō (“to opt”).

  1. derived from cooptō — “to choose, elect”

Definitions

  1. To elect as a fellow member of a group, such as a committee.

  2. To commandeer, appropriate or take over.

  3. To absorb or assimilate into an established group, movement, category, etc.

The neighborhood

Derived

co-optation, co-optative, co-option, co-optive

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA