co-opt

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.

Synonyms

designate

adopt

appoint

select

elect

assign

assimilate

name

nominate

choose

opt

ordain

pick

⛏️

single out

take over

think of

vote in

install in office

co-optate

absorb

cast

commandeer

commission

coopt

dial

draw

engage

flux

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kəʊˈɒpt/

Etymology

From Latin cooptō (“to choose, elect”), from co(m)- + optō (“to opt”).