English Explanatory Dictionary

co-opt

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To elect as a fellow member of a group, such as a committee.
  2. To commandeer, appropriate or take over.
  3. To absorb or assimilate into an established group, movement, category, etc.

Pronunciation

kōˈ-ŏptˌ /ˈkəʊˌɒpt/ /ˈkoʊˌɑpt/ En-us-co-opt.ogg

Word forms

co-opt co-opts co-opting co-opted coopt coöpt

Etymology

From Latin cooptō (“to choose, elect”), from co(m)- + optō (“to opt”).

Related words

recuperation

Derived words

co-optation co-optative co-option co-optive
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