English Explanatory Dictionary

cooptation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A co-opting: a commandeering, appropriation, or taking over.
  2. A co-opting: an absorption or assimilation.

Word forms

cooptation cooptations coöptation co-optation

Etymology

From coopt + -ation.

Synonyms

cooption
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