ALL meanings of co-opt
Co-opt
C c - verb co-opt If you co-opt someone, you persuade them to help or support you. 3
- verb co-opt If someone is co-opted into a group, they are asked by that group to become a member, rather than joining or being elected in the normal way. 3
- verb co-opt If a group or political party co-opts a slogan or policy, they take it, often from another group or political party, and use it themselves. 3
- verb transitive co-opt to add (a person or persons) to a group by vote of those already members 3
- verb transitive co-opt to appoint as an associate 3
- verb transitive co-opt to persuade or lure (an opponent) to join one's own system, party, etc. 3
- verb transitive co-opt to make use of for one's own purposes; take over or adopt 3
- transitive verb co-opt appropriate 1
- transitive verb co-opt take in as a member 1
- verb with object co-opt to elect into a body by the votes of the existing members. 1
- verb with object co-opt to assimilate, take, or win over into a larger or established group: The fledgling Labor party was coopted by the Socialist party. 1
- verb with object co-opt to appropriate as one's own; preempt: The dissidents have coopted the title of her novel for their slogan. 1
- verb co-opt To elect as a fellow member of a group, such as a committee. 0
- verb co-opt To commandeer, appropriate or take over. 0
- verb co-opt To absorb or assimilate into an established group. 0