Definition of co-opt
co-opt´
v. t.
1.
To
choose
or
elect
in
concert
with
another
.
Each
of
the
hundred
was
to
coöpt
three
others
.
- Jowett (Thucyd.).
2.
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
.
3.
To
assimilate
(
a
smaller
group
)
into
a
larger
group
.
4.
To
persuade
an
opponent
to
join
one
'
s
own
side
.
5.
To
appoint
summarily
(
with
or
without
the
appointee
'
s
consent
).
6.
To
appropriate
(
something
rightly
belonging
to
another
)
as
one
'
s
own
;
to
preempt
;
as
,
to
co-opt
someone
'
s
name
.
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