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co-opt > 4 senses
VERB	1	co-opt	Choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague
	2	co-opt	Neutralize or win over through assimilation into an established group
	3	co-opt	Appoint summarily or commandeer
	4	co-opt	Take or assume for one's own use

co-opt > pronunciation
Sounds	kowaa'pt
Rhymes	adopt, chopped, cropped, and 5 more rhymes in aapt...

co-opt > verb 1, social
Meaning	Choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Examples	"The church members co-opted individuals from similar backgrounds to replenish the congregation"
Broader	elect
Nouns	co-option, co-optation

co-opt > verb 2, social
Meaning	Neutralize or win over through assimilation into an established group.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Examples	"We co-opted the independent minority tribes by pulling them into the Northern Alliance"
Broader	neutralize

co-opt > verb 3, social
Meaning	Appoint summarily or commandeer.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Examples	"The army tried to co-opt peasants into civil defence groups"
Broader	appoint, name, nominate, constitute
Nouns	co-option, co-optation

co-opt > verb 4, possession
Meaning	Take or assume for one's own use.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"He co-opted the criticism and embraced it"
Broader	take, accept

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