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- Dictionaryco-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"
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Learn the meaning and usage of the verb co-opt, which means to make somebody a member of a group or committee by agreement, or to change somebody's role or idea for your own purposes. See pictures, pronunciation, synonyms and example sentences.
Learn the meaning of co-opt, a verb that means to add someone to a group by vote, to persuade or lure someone to join, or to take over or adopt something. See examples, synonyms, and origin of co-opt.
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transitive verb To elect as a fellow member of a group.transitive verb To appoint summarily.transitive verb To take or assume for one's own use; appropriate.transitive verb To neutralize or win over (an independent minority, for example) through assimilation into an established group or culture.To choose conjointly; elect; select by joint choice; specifically, to elect to membership in a committee, board, or society by the choice of its existing members.
transitive verb rareTo choose or elect in concert with another.transitive verb To choose or elect as a colleague or fellow member of a group.transitive verb To assimilate (a smaller group) into a larger group.transitive verb To persuade an opponent to join one's own side.verb To elect as a fellow member of a group, such as a committee.verb To commandeer, appropriate or take over.verb To absorb or assimilateinto an established group.verb neutralize or win over through assimilation into an established groupverb appoint summarily or commandeerverb take or assume for one's own useverb choose or elect as a fellow member or colleaguecoopt. co-opt. 2 meanings: 1. to add (someone) to a committee, board, etc, by the agreement of the existing members 2. to appoint summarily;.... Click for more definitions.
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