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co-opt
(kō-ŏpt′, kō′ŏpt′)tr.v. co-opt·ed, co-opt·ing, co-opts
1. To elect as a fellow member of a group.
2. To appoint summarily.
3. To take or assume for one's own use; appropriate: co-opted the criticism by embracing it.
4. To neutralize or win over (an independent minority, for example) through assimilation into an established group or culture: co-opt rebels by giving them positions of authority.
[Latin cooptāre : co-, co- + optāre, to choose.]
co′-op·ta′tion n.
co-op′ta·tive (-tə-tĭv) adj.
co-op′tion n.
co-op′tive adj.
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co-opt
(koʊˈɒpt)v.t.
1. to choose as a member.
2. to assimilate or win over into a larger group.
3. to appropriate as one's own; preempt.
[1645–55; < Latin cooptāre]
co`-op•ta′tion, co-op′tion, n.
co-op′ta•tive (-ˈɒp tə tɪv) co-op′tive, adj.
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co-opt
- "To select (someone) for a group or club by a vote of members," it is from Latin cooptare, "to choose as a colleague or member of one's tribe"; its sense of "take over" came by 1953.See also related terms for vote.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
co-opt
Past participle: co-opted
Gerund: co-opting
| Imperative |
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| co-opt |
| co-opt |
| Present |
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| I co-opt |
| you co-opt |
| he/she/it co-opts |
| we co-opt |
| you co-opt |
| they co-opt |
| Preterite |
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| I co-opted |
| you co-opted |
| he/she/it co-opted |
| we co-opted |
| you co-opted |
| they co-opted |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am co-opting |
| you are co-opting |
| he/she/it is co-opting |
| we are co-opting |
| you are co-opting |
| they are co-opting |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have co-opted |
| you have co-opted |
| he/she/it has co-opted |
| we have co-opted |
| you have co-opted |
| they have co-opted |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was co-opting |
| you were co-opting |
| he/she/it was co-opting |
| we were co-opting |
| you were co-opting |
| they were co-opting |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had co-opted |
| you had co-opted |
| he/she/it had co-opted |
| we had co-opted |
| you had co-opted |
| they had co-opted |
| Future |
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| I will co-opt |
| you will co-opt |
| he/she/it will co-opt |
| we will co-opt |
| you will co-opt |
| they will co-opt |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have co-opted |
| you will have co-opted |
| he/she/it will have co-opted |
| we will have co-opted |
| you will have co-opted |
| they will have co-opted |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be co-opting |
| you will be co-opting |
| he/she/it will be co-opting |
| we will be co-opting |
| you will be co-opting |
| they will be co-opting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been co-opting |
| you have been co-opting |
| he/she/it has been co-opting |
| we have been co-opting |
| you have been co-opting |
| they have been co-opting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been co-opting |
| you will have been co-opting |
| he/she/it will have been co-opting |
| we will have been co-opting |
| you will have been co-opting |
| they will have been co-opting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been co-opting |
| you had been co-opting |
| he/she/it had been co-opting |
| we had been co-opting |
| you had been co-opting |
| they had been co-opting |
| Conditional |
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| I would co-opt |
| you would co-opt |
| he/she/it would co-opt |
| we would co-opt |
| you would co-opt |
| they would co-opt |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have co-opted |
| you would have co-opted |
| he/she/it would have co-opted |
| we would have co-opted |
| you would have co-opted |
| they would have co-opted |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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Verb 1. co-opt - choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague; "The church members co-opted individuals from similar backgrounds to replenish the congregation"
elect - select by a vote for an office or membership; "We elected him chairman of the board"
2. co-opt - neutralize or win over through assimilation into an established group; "We co-opted the independent minority tribes by pulling them into the Northern Alliance"
neutralize - make politically neutral and thus inoffensive; "The treaty neutralized the small republic"
3. co-opt - appoint summarily or commandeer; "The army tried to co-opt peasants into civil defence groups"
appoint, constitute, name, nominate - create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee"
4. co-opt - take or assume for one's own use; "He co-opted the criticism and embraced it"
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Translations
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
co-opt
[kəʊˈɒpt] vt (= bring on board) → coopter
to co-opt sb as sth → coopter qn en qualité de or en tant que qch
to co-opt sb onto a committee → coopter qn pour faire partie d'un comité
to co-opt sb into sth [+ government, group] → coopter qn à qch
to co-opt sb as sth → coopter qn en qualité de or en tant que qch
to co-opt sb onto a committee → coopter qn pour faire partie d'un comité
to co-opt sb into sth [+ government, group] → coopter qn à qch
(= adopt) [+ slogan, policy] → récupérer
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