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co-opt
Co-opt means to take something, especially some kind of power, that wasn't originally yours or that wasn't originally supposed to go to you. (verb)
An example of co-opt is a person who gets himself elected to a homeowners association and rewrites the bylaws so he gives himself the freedom to make decisions without the rest of the board's approval.
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See co-opt in Webster's New World College Dictionary
See co-opt in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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