co-opt
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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary co-opt Pronunciation: kō- ' äpt Function: transitive verb Etymology: Latin cooptare, from co- + optare to choose Date: 1651 1 a : to choose or elect as a member b : to appoint as a colleague or assistant 2 a : to take into a group (as a faction, movement, or culture) : ABSORB , ASSIMILATE <the students are co-opt ed by a system they serve even in their struggle against it ― A. C. Danto> b : TAKE OVER , APPROPRIATE <a style co-opt ed by advertisers> –co-op·ta·tion \ ˌ kō- ˌ äp- ' tā-shən\ noun –co-op·ta·tive \kō- ' äp-tə-tiv\ adjective –co-op·tion \- ' äp-shən\ noun –co-op·tive \- ' äp-tiv\ adjective ]]>