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  1. co-opt:


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  1. co-opt

co-opt verb

  1. co-opt
    – take or assume for one's own use 1
    co-opt
    – take or assume for one's own use 1
    • co-opt verb
      • He co-opted the criticism and embraced it1
  2. co-opt
    – appoint summarily or commandeer 1
    co-opt
    – appoint summarily or commandeer 1
    • co-opt verb
      • The army tried to co-opt peasants into civil defence groups1
  3. co-opt
    – choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague 1
    co-opt
    – choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague 1
    • co-opt verb
      • The church members co-opted individuals from similar backgrounds to replenish the congregation1
  4. co-opt
    – neutralize or win over through assimilation into an established group 1
    co-opt
    – neutralize or win over through assimilation into an established group 1
    • co-opt verb
      • We co-opted the independent minority tribes by pulling them into the Northern Alliance1

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Related Definitions for "co-opt":

  1. take or assume for one's own use1
    • He co-opted the criticism and embraced it1
  2. appoint summarily or commandeer1
    • The army tried to co-opt peasants into civil defence groups1
  3. choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague1
    • The church members co-opted individuals from similar backgrounds to replenish the congregation1
  4. neutralize or win over through assimilation into an established group1
    • We co-opted the independent minority tribes by pulling them into the Northern Alliance1

Related Synonyms for co-opt