单词 | coopt |
释义 | coopt —cooptation, co-optation, cooption, co-option /koh op"sheuhn/, n. —cooptative, co-optative /koh op"teuh tiv/, cooptive, co-optive, adj. /koh opt"/, v.t. 1. to elect into a body by the votes of the existing members. 2. to assimilate, take, or win over into a larger or established group: The fledgling Labor party was coopted by the Socialist party. 3. to appropriate as one's own; preempt: The dissidents have coopted the title of her novel for their slogan. Also, co-opt. [1645-55; < L cooptare. See CO-, OPT] |
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