Co-opt Definition
kō-ŏpt, kōŏpt
co-opted, co-opting, co-opts
verb
To add (a person or persons) to a group by vote of those already members.
Webster's New World
To appoint as an associate.
Webster's New World
To persuade or lure (an opponent) to join one's own system, party, etc.
Webster's New World
To make use of for one's own purposes; take over or adopt.
Webster's New World
To neutralize or win over (an independent minority, for example) through assimilation into an established group or culture.
Co-opt rebels by giving them positions of authority.
American Heritage
Origin of Co-opt
Latin cooptāre co- co- optāre to choose
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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