| 单词 | co-opt |
| 释义 | co-optWord forms: 3rd person singular presenttense co-opts, present participle co-opting, past tense, past participle co-opted 1. verb If you co-opt someone, you persuade them to help or support you. Mr Wallace tries to co-opt rather than defeat his critics. [VERB noun] Sofia Petrovna co-opted Natasha as her assistant. [VERB noun] 2. verb 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. He was posted to Malta, where he was co-opted into MI5. [beV-ed + into/onto] He's been authorised to co-opt anyone he wants to join him. [VERB noun] 3. verb 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. He co-opted many nationalist slogans and cultivated a populist image. [VERB noun] co-opt in American English (koʊˈɑpt; ˈkoʊˌɑpt) verb transitive Also ˈco-öpt 1. to add (a person or persons) to a group by vote of those already members 2. to appoint as an associate 3. to persuade or lure (an opponent) to join one's own system, party, etc. 4. to make use of for one's own purposes; take over or adopt Derived forms co-optation (ˌco-opˈtation) noun or ˈco-option co-optative (co-ˈoptative) (koʊˈɑptətɪv) adjective or ˈco-optive Word origin L cooptare, to choose, elect < co- (var. of com-), with + optare, to choose: see UNRESOLVED CROSS REFExamples of 'co-opt' in a sentence |
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