co-opt (redirected from co-optive)

co-opt  (k-pt, kpt)

tr.v. co-opt·ed, co-opt·ing, co-opts

1. To elect as a fellow member of a group.

2. To appoint summarily.

3. To take or assume for one's own use; appropriate: co-opted the criticism by embracing it.

4. To neutralize or win over (an independent minority, for example) through assimilation into an established group or culture: co-opt rebels by giving them positions of authority.

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[Latin cooptre : co-, co- + optre, to choose.]

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co-op·tation n.

co-opta·tive (-t-tv) adj.

co-option (-pshn) n.

co-optive adj.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	co-opt - choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague; "The church members co-opted individuals from similar backgrounds to replenish the congregation" elect - select by a vote for an office or membership; "We elected him chairman of the board"
	2.	co-opt - neutralize or win over through assimilation into an established group; "We co-opted the independent minority tribes by pulling them into the Northern Alliance" neutralize - make politically neutral and thus inoffensive; "The treaty neutralized the small republic"
	3.	co-opt - appoint summarily or commandeer; "The army tried to co-opt peasants into civil defence groups" appoint, constitute, name, nominate - create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee"
	4.	co-opt - take or assume for one's own use; "He co-opted the criticism and embraced it" accept, take - make use of or accept for some purpose; "take a risk"; "take an opportunity"

Translations

co-opt [kəʊˈɒpt] VT to co-opt sb (onto sth) → nombrar(como miembro)a algn(para algo)

co-opt [kəʊˈɒpt] vt

(= bring on board) → coopter
to co-opt sb as sth → coopter qn en qualité de or en tant que qch
to co-opt sb onto a committee → coopter qn pour faire partie d'un comité
to co-opt sb into sth [+ government, group] → coopter qn à qch

(= adopt) [+ slogan, policy] → récupérer