单词 | co-opt |
释义 | co-opt ![]() 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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