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   co-opt

   /ˌkəʊˈɒpt/

   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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