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coopt

verb

Meaning

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

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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