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单词 co-opt
释义
Co-Opt
vverb.socialchoose or elect as a fellow member or colleague
Examples:
  • The church members co-opted individuals from similar backgrounds to replenish the congregation
Derivationally Related Form:co-optionco-optation
Hypernyms:elect
Inherited Hypernyms:co-optelectchoosedecide
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.socialneutralize or win over through assimilation into an established group
Examples:
  • We co-opted the independent minority tribes by pulling them into the Northern Alliance
Hypernyms:neutralize
Inherited Hypernyms:co-optneutralizechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody
vverb.socialappoint summarily or commandeer
Examples:
  • The army tried to co-opt peasants into civil defence groups
Derivationally Related Form:co-optionco-optation
Hypernyms:appoint constitute name nominate
Inherited Hypernyms:co-optappointestablishinitiatecausemake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.possessiontake or assume for one's own use
Examples:
  • He co-opted the criticism and embraced it
Hypernyms:accept take
Inherited Hypernyms:co-opttake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
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