| 释义 |
Verb: co-opt kow'ópt- Choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague
"The church members co-opted individuals from similar backgrounds to replenish the congregation" - Neutralize or win over through assimilation into an established group
"We co-opted the independent minority tribes by pulling them into the Northern Alliance" - Appoint summarily or commandeer
"The army tried to co-opt peasants into civil defence groups" - Take or assume for one's own use
"He co-opted the criticism and embraced it"
Derived forms: co-opting, co-opts, co-opted See also: co-option Type of: accept, appoint, constitute, elect, name, neutralise [Brit], neutralize, nominate, take Encyclopedia: Co-opt |