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co-opt, coƶpt , v. t. [See Cooptate. Cf. F. coopter.] To choose or elect in concert with another. [R.]1913 Webster
Each of the hundred was to coopt three others.
Jowett (Thucyd.).1913 Webster- To choose or elect as a colleague or fellow member of a group; as, The church members co-opted individuals from similar backgrounds to replenish the congregation.PJC+WordNet 1.5
- To assimilate (a smaller group) into a larger group.PJC
- To persuade an opponent to join one's own side.PJC
- To appoint summarily (with or without the appointee's consent).WordNet 1.5
- To appropriate (something rightly belonging to another) as one's own; to preempt; as, to co-opt someone's name.PJC
- To choose or elect as a colleague or fellow member of a group; as, The church members co-opted individuals from similar backgrounds to replenish the congregation.