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    co-opt

    co-opt - Dictionary definition and meaning for word co-opt

    Definition
    (verb) choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague
    Example Sentence
    • The church members co-opted individuals from similar backgrounds to replenish the congregation
    Definition
    (verb) neutralize or win over through assimilation into an established group
    Example Sentence
    • We co-opted the independent minority tribes by pulling them into the Northern Alliance
    Definition
    (verb) appoint summarily or commandeer
    Example Sentence
    • The army tried to co-opt peasants into civil defence groups
    Definition
    (verb) take or assume for one's own use
    Example Sentence
    • He co-opted the criticism and embraced it
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