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单词 co-opt
释义
co-opt (kō-ŏpt, kōŏpt)
tr.v. co-opt·ed, co-opt·ing, co-opts
1. To elect as a fellow member of a group.
2. To appoint summarily.
3. To take or assume for one's own use; appropriate: co-opted the criticism by embracing it.
4. To neutralize or win over (an independent minority, for example) through assimilation into an established group or culture: co-opt rebels by giving them positions of authority.

[Latin cooptāre : co-, co- + optāre, to choose.]

co-op·tation n.
co-opta·tive (-tə-tĭv) adj.
co-option n.
co-optive adj.
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