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co-opt
co-opt C0625000 (kō-ŏpt′, kō′ŏpt′)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·ta′tion n.co-op′ta·tive (-tə-tĭv) adj.co-op′tion n.co-op′tive adj.co-opt (koʊˈɒpt)
v.t. 1. to choose as a member. 2. to assimilate or win over into a larger group. 3. to appropriate as one's own; preempt. [1645–55; < Latin cooptāre] co`-op•ta′tion, co-op′tion, n. co-op′ta•tive (-ˈɒp tə tɪv) co-op′tive, adj. co-opt - "To select (someone) for a group or club by a vote of members," it is from Latin cooptare, "to choose as a colleague or member of one's tribe"; its sense of "take over" came by 1953.See also related terms for vote.co-opt
Past participle: co-opted
Gerund: co-opting
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| I co-opt | | you co-opt | | he/she/it co-opts | | we co-opt | | you co-opt | | they co-opt |
| Preterite |
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| I co-opted | | you co-opted | | he/she/it co-opted | | we co-opted | | you co-opted | | they co-opted |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am co-opting | | you are co-opting | | he/she/it is co-opting | | we are co-opting | | you are co-opting | | they are co-opting |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have co-opted | | you have co-opted | | he/she/it has co-opted | | we have co-opted | | you have co-opted | | they have co-opted |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was co-opting | | you were co-opting | | he/she/it was co-opting | | we were co-opting | | you were co-opting | | they were co-opting |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had co-opted | | you had co-opted | | he/she/it had co-opted | | we had co-opted | | you had co-opted | | they had co-opted |
| Future |
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| I will co-opt | | you will co-opt | | he/she/it will co-opt | | we will co-opt | | you will co-opt | | they will co-opt |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have co-opted | | you will have co-opted | | he/she/it will have co-opted | | we will have co-opted | | you will have co-opted | | they will have co-opted |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be co-opting | | you will be co-opting | | he/she/it will be co-opting | | we will be co-opting | | you will be co-opting | | they will be co-opting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been co-opting | | you have been co-opting | | he/she/it has been co-opting | | we have been co-opting | | you have been co-opting | | they have been co-opting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been co-opting | | you will have been co-opting | | he/she/it will have been co-opting | | we will have been co-opting | | you will have been co-opting | | they will have been co-opting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been co-opting | | you had been co-opting | | he/she/it had been co-opting | | we had been co-opting | | you had been co-opting | | they had been co-opting |
| Conditional |
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| I would co-opt | | you would co-opt | | he/she/it would co-opt | | we would co-opt | | you would co-opt | | they would co-opt |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have co-opted | | you would have co-opted | | he/she/it would have co-opted | | we would have co-opted | | you would have co-opted | | they would have co-opted |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | co-opt - choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague; "The church members co-opted individuals from similar backgrounds to replenish the congregation"elect - select by a vote for an office or membership; "We elected him chairman of the board" | | 2. | co-opt - neutralize or win over through assimilation into an established group; "We co-opted the independent minority tribes by pulling them into the Northern Alliance"neutralize - make politically neutral and thus inoffensive; "The treaty neutralized the small republic" | | 3. | co-opt - appoint summarily or commandeer; "The army tried to co-opt peasants into civil defence groups"appoint, constitute, name, nominate - create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee" | | 4. | co-opt - take or assume for one's own use; "He co-opted the criticism and embraced it"accept, take - make use of or accept for some purpose; "take a risk"; "take an opportunity" |
TranslationsEncyclopediaSeeCo-OptationLegalSeeCo-optationco-opt
Related to co-opt: co-option, disillusion, thesaurusWords related to co-optverb choose or elect as a fellow member or colleagueRelated Wordsverb neutralize or win over through assimilation into an established groupRelated Wordsverb appoint summarily or commandeerRelated Words- appoint
- constitute
- name
- nominate
verb take or assume for one's own useRelated Words |