Synonyms for co-opt
koʊˈɒptco-opt

Princeton's WordNet

1. co-optverb

   choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague

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

2. co-optverb

   neutralize or win over through assimilation into an established group

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

3. co-optverb

   appoint summarily or commandeer

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

4. co-optverb

   take or assume for one's own use

   "He co-opted the criticism and embraced it"

Matched Categories

1. • Appoint
   • Elect
   • Neutralize
   • Take

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hijack, seizing

   to appropriate for one's own purpose

   Submitted by rinat on August 15, 2019  

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1. Elie Honig:

   The more Donald Trump does this, the more Donald Trump's making a case against Donald Trump. if Elaine Luria think Elaine Luria can get the ultimate sentence reduction without cooperating, Elaine Luria will opt for that. Now it's more complicated in this scenario.

2. Mara Daly:

   I'm hoping civil unrest happens, other than that, you can hire a private mosquito control company to come out to your whole community and have them spray. There's no way to opt out of this trial at this point.

3. Merryl Tisch:

   Those who call for 'opting out' really want New York to 'opt out' of information that can help parents and teachers understand how well students are doing, we cannot go back to ignoring the needs of our children. It's time to stop making noise to protect the adults and start speaking up for the students.

4. Linda Paine:

   There are thousands and thousands of DMV workers across our huge state, they’re not all trained. There’s no actual protection to prevent noncitizens from being added to voter rolls. It’s not even that people who are ineligible want to be registered. They may not know that they have to select ‘Opt out.’.

5. Cathi Herrod:

   It doesn’t stop those topics from being addressed, but again when we talk sex education, when we talk parental notification, parents deserve the opportunity to make that decision to opt their students in to classroom discussion.