co-opt

Verb (transitive)

CIDE DICTIONARY

co-opt, v. t. [See Coöptate. Cf. F. coopter.].

To choose or elect in concert with another. [1913 Webster]
"Each of the hundred was to coöpt three others." [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]
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]

co-opt, v.tr. appoint to membership of a body by invitation of the existing members.

Derivative

co-optation n. co-option n. co-optive adj.

Etymology

L cooptare (as CO-, optare choose)

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