"co-opt" meaning in English

See co-opt in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈkəʊˌɒpt/ [UK], /ˈkoʊˌɑpt/ [US] Audio: En-us-co-opt.ogg Forms: co-opts [present, singular, third-person], co-opting [participle, present], co-opted [participle, past], co-opted [past]
enPR: kōˈ-ŏptˌ Rhymes: -ɒpt, -ɑpt Etymology: From Latin cooptō (“to choose, elect”), from co(m)- + optō (“to opt”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|cooptō|t=to choose, elect}} Latin cooptō (“to choose, elect”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} co-opt (third-person singular simple present co-opts, present participle co-opting, simple past and past participle co-opted)
  1. To elect as a fellow member of a group, such as a committee. Translations (elect as a fellow member of a group): cooptar (Catalan), coopter (French), kooptieren (German), kooptar (Ido), cooptare (Italian), cooptare (Romanian), принима́ть в соста́в (prinimátʹ v sostáv) (Russian), cooptar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-co-opt-en-verb-mUaGOoLe Disambiguation of 'elect as a fellow member of a group': 89 5 7
  2. To commandeer, appropriate or take over. Translations (commandeer): toe-eigenen (Dutch), arrebatar (Spanish), adueñarse (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-co-opt-en-verb-iDAsz9FC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 46 25 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 60 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 57 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 74 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 22 64 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 17 66 17 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 18 66 16 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 70 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 12 77 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 13 74 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 22 64 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 13 74 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 12 76 12 Disambiguation of 'commandeer': 2 95 3
  3. To absorb or assimilate into an established group. Translations (absorb or assimilate): kooptieren (German), привлека́ть на свою́ сто́рону (privlekátʹ na svojú stóronu) [imperfective] (Russian), поглоти́ть (poglotítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), вобра́ть в себя́ (vobrátʹ v sebjá) [perfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-co-opt-en-verb-AVDNpvce Disambiguation of 'absorb or assimilate': 2 12 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: coopt, coöpt Derived forms: co-optation, co-optative, co-option, co-optive Related terms: recuperation

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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