co-opt

See also: coopt and coöpt

English

Alternative forms

coopt
coöpt

Etymology

From Latin cooptō (“to choose, elect”).

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɒpt

Verb

co-opt (third-person singular simple present co-opts, present participle co-opting, simple past and past participle co-opted)

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.

Derived terms

co-optation
co-optative
co-option
co-optive

Translations

To elect as a fellow member of a group, such as a committee.

Catalan: cooptar (ca)
French: coopter (fr)
German: kooptieren (de)
Ido: kooptar (io)

Italian: cooptare (it)
Romanian: cooptare (ro)
Spanish: cooptar (es)

To commandeer, appropriate or take over.

To absorb or assimilate into an established group.

Anagrams

Copto-

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