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English to English verb
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choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague |  | Example: The church members co-opted individuals from similar backgrounds to replenish the congregation
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neutralize or win over through assimilation into an established group | | Example: We co-opted the independent minority tribes by pulling them into the Northern Alliance
source: wordnet30
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appoint summarily or commandeer | | Example: The army tried to co-opt peasants into civil defence groups
source: wordnet30
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take or assume for one's own use | | Example: He co-opted the criticism and embraced it
source: wordnet30
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