coopt

verb

Meaning

To elect as a fellow member of a group, such as a committee.
To commandeer, appropriate or take over.
To absorb or assimilate into an established group.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

preempts(English)coopting(English)instrumentalize(English)coopted(English)coopts(English)marginalize(English)subvert(English)legitimatize(English)support(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

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