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单词 co-opt
释义

co-opt

verb

kō-ˈäpt How to pronounce co-opt (audio)
co-opted; co-opting; co-opts

transitive verb

1
a
: to choose or elect as a member
members co-opted to the committee
b
: to appoint as a colleague or assistant
2
a
: to take into a group (such as a faction, movement, or culture) : absorb, assimilate
The students are co-opted by a system they serve even in their struggle against it. A. C. Danto
b
: take over, appropriate
a style co-opted by advertisers
co-optative
kō-ˈäp-tə-tiv How to pronounce co-opt (audio)
adjective
co-option
kō-ˈäp-shən How to pronounce co-opt (audio)
noun
co-optive
kō-ˈäp-tiv How to pronounce co-opt (audio)
adjective

Synonyms

  • absorb
  • assimilate
  • embody
  • incorporate
  • integrate
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Word History

Etymology

Latin cooptare, from co- + optare to choose

First Known Use

1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

co-opt

verb

as in to integrate
to make a part of a body or system the national organization co-opted many formerly independent local groups

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • integrate
  • incorporate
  • assimilate
  • embody
  • merge
  • amalgamate
  • absorb
  • combine
  • blend
  • intermingle
  • commingle
  • mingle
  • accustom
  • fuse
  • naturalize
  • enculturate
  • acculturate
  • habituate
  • condition
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