co-opt

co-opt读音音标

英 [kəuˈɔpt]

美 [koˈɑpt, ˈkoˌɑpt]

co-opt意思解释

vt.

由现会员选举，指派；

变形

过去式：co-opted

过去分词：co-opted

现在分词：co-opting

第三人称单数：co-opts

英英释义

v.

choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague

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

neutralize or win over through assimilation into an established group

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

appoint summarily or commandeer

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

take or assume for one\'s own use

\"He co-opted the criticism and embraced it\"