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- verbco-opt (verb) · co-opts (third person present) · co-opted (past tense) · co-opted (past participle) · co-opting (present participle) · coopt (verb) · coopts (third person present) · coopted (past tense) · coopted (past participle) · coopting (present participle)
- appoint to membership of a committee or other body by invitation of the existing members:"the committee may co-opt additional members for special purposes"
- divert to or use in a role different from the usual or original one:"social scientists were co-opted to work with the development agencies"
- adopt (an idea or policy) for one's own use:"the green parties have had most of their ideas co-opted by bigger parties"
Originmid 17th century: from Latin cooptare, from co- ‘together’ + optare ‘choose’.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- appoint to membership of a committee or other body by invitation of the existing members:
- divert to or use in a role different from the usual or original one:
- adopt (an idea or policy) for one's own use:
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- Co-opt is a verb that has two main meanings:
- To persuade someone who criticizes or disagrees with you to join your group, so that the person can no longer oppose you.
- To claim something as your own when it was really created by others1. Additionally, it can mean to choose or elect someone as a member of a group or committee23.
Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.Add to word list to persuade someone who criticizes or disagrees with you to join your group so that the person can no longer oppose you: The president co-opted journalists by inviting them to private dinners in the White House. To co-opt is also to claim something as your own when it was really created by others:dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/co-opttransitive verb 1 a : to choose or elect as a member members co-opted to the committee b : to appoint as a colleague or assistantwww.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/co-optco-opt somebody (onto/into something) to make somebody a member of a group, committee, etc. by the agreement of all the other members She was co-opted onto the board. Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English.www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/engli… Co-opt Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
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3 meanings: 1. If you co-opt someone, you persuade them to help or support you. 2. If someone is co-opted into a group, they.... Click for more definitions.
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