Word

co-opt, v.
freq. cnt. 1

choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

co-opt

sample sentences

"The church members co-opted individuals from similar backgrounds to replenish the congregation"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

co-optation co-option

semantic pointers

hypernym

take or assume for one's own use
<verb.possession>

co-opt

sample sentences

"He co-opted the criticism and embraced it"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

appoint summarily or commandeer
<verb.social>

co-opt

sample sentences

"The army tried to co-opt peasants into civil defence groups"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

co-optation co-option

semantic pointers

hypernym

appoint, name, constitute, nominate

neutralize or win over through assimilation into an established group
<verb.social>

co-opt

sample sentences

"We co-opted the independent minority tribes by pulling them into the Northern Alliance"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

semantic pointers

hypernym