coopt
Use Coopt in a sentence
verb (used with object)
1.
to elect into a body by the votes of the existing members.
2.
to assimilate, take, or win over into a larger or established group: The fledgling Labor party was coopted by the Socialist party.
3.
to appropriate as one's own; preempt: The dissidents have coopted the title of her novel for their slogan.
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coopt or co-opt (kəʊˈɒpt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to add (someone) to a committee, board, etc, by the agreement of the existing members |
| 2. | to appoint summarily; commandeer |
| [C17: from Latin cooptāre to elect, from optāre to choose] | |
| co-opt or co-opt | |
| —vb | |
| [C17: from Latin cooptāre to elect, from optāre to choose] | |
| co'option or co-opt | |
| —n | |
| co-'option or co-opt | |
| —n | |
| coop'tation or co-opt | |
| —n | |
| co-op'tation or co-opt | |
| —n | |
| co'optative or co-opt | |
| —adj | |
| co-'optative or co-opt | |
| —adj | |
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Example sentences
But viruses don't consume the bodies of their hosts, they coopt and destroy their cells for reproduction.
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