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co·opt (co-opt)

coopt (co-opt)

pronunciation:: ko apt

part of speech:	transitive verb
inflections:	coopts, co-opts, coopting, co-opting, coopted, co-opted
definition 1:	to take over; preempt; assimilate. The liberal group has coopted the role of spokesmen for their party.
definition 2:	to elect as a fellow member of a body.
related words:	elect
derivations:	cooptative (co-optative) (adj.), cooptation (co-optation) (n.)

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