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View usage for: or co-opt (kəʊˈɒpt) verb (transitive)1. to add (someone) to a committee, board, etc, by the agreement of the existing members 2. to appoint summarily; commandeer Derived forms cooption (coˈoption) or co-option (co-ˈoption) or cooptation (ˌcoopˈtation) or co-optation (ˌco-opˈtation) noun cooptative (coˈoptative) or co-optative (co-ˈoptative) adjective Word origin C17: from Latin cooptāre to elect, from optāre to choose Synonyms of 'coopt'appoint, choose, pick, select More Synonyms of coopt Definition to add (someone) to a group by the agreement of the existing members She co-opted Natasha as her assistant. Additional synonymsDefinition to select (a person, thing, or course of action) from a number of alternatives I chose him to accompany me on my trip. Synonyms pick, take, prefer, select, elect, adopt, opt for, designate, single out, espouse, settle on, fix on, cherry-pick, settle upon, predestine Definition to choose (someone) to fill a position by voting for him or her The people have voted to elect a new president. Synonyms vote for, choose, pick, determine, select, appoint, opt for, designate, pick out, settle on, decide upon Definition to choose or select He had picked ten people to interview for the jobs. Synonyms select, choose, identify, elect, nominate, sort out, specify, opt for, single out, mark out, plump for, hand-pick, decide upon, cherry-pick, fix upon, settle on or upon, sift out, flag up - cooperate
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- coordinate with
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