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co-opt Definition
(v)
choose
or
elect
as
a
fellow
member
or
colleague
; "
The
church
members
co
-
opted
individuals
from
similar
backgrounds
to
replenish
the
congregation
"
(v)
neutralize
or
win
over
through
assimilation
into
an
established
group
; "
We
co
-
opted
the
independent
minority
tribes
by
pulling
them
into
the
Northern
Alliance
"
(v)
appoint
summarily
or
commandeer
; "
The
army
tried
to
co
-
opt
peasants
into
civil
defence
groups
"
(v)
take
or
assume
for
one
''
s
own
use
; "
He
co
-
opted
the
criticism
and
embraced
it
"
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