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   co-opt

   /kōˈäpt/

   verb

   • 1. appoint to membership of a committee or other body by invitation of the existing members: "the committee may co-opt additional members for special purposes"
   • ▪ divert to or use in a role different from the usual or original one: "social scientists were co-opted to work with the development agencies"
   • ▪ adopt (an idea or policy) for one's own use: "the green parties have had most of their ideas co-opted by bigger parties"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin cooptare, from co- ‘together’ + optare ‘choose’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. co-optation noun
   • 2. co-option noun
   • 3. co-optive adjective

   Scrabble Points: 9

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCO-OPTING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to include someone in something, often against their will: Whether they liked it or not, local people were co-opted into the victory parade. to use someone else's ideas: Rock and roll music was largely co-opted from the blues. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Applying for a job. acqui-hire. advertisement. anointed. applicant. EDIB.

   • Polski

     co-opting definicja: 1. present participle of co-opt 2. (of...

   • English (US)

     to include someone in something, often against their will:...

   • Co-Ownership

     CO-OWNERSHIP definition: 1. the fact of owning something...

   • Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미

     CO-OPTING 의미, 정의, CO-OPTING의 정의: 1. present participle of...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › co-optCo-opt Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of CO-OPT is to choose or elect as a member. How to use co-opt in a sentence.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › co-optCo-opt - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   To co-opt something is to take possession of it to use it for your own purposes. Don't co-opt your friend's short story title — take the time to come up with your own! When you co-opt an idea, you use it as though you'd come up with it, despite the fact that someone else thought of it first.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCO-OPTING | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   to include someone in something, often against their will: Whether they liked it or not, local people were co-opted into the victory parade. to use someone else's ideas: Rock and roll music was largely co-opted from the blues. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Applying for a job. acqui-hire. advertisement. anointed. applicant. EDIB.

6. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › co-optationCo-optation Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of CO-OPTATION is the act or an instance of co-opting something : a taking over or appropriation of something for a new or different purpose. How to use co-optation in a sentence.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › co-optingCo-opting - definition of co-opting by The Free Dictionary

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   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.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › american_english › co-optco-opt verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of co-opt verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.