Английский Этимологический словарь - co-opt
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(co-opts, co-opting, co-opted) 1. If you co-opt someone, you persuade them to help or support you. Mr Wallace tries to co-opt rather than defeat his critics... VERB: V n 2. If someone is co-opted into a group, they are asked by that group to become a member, rather than joining or being elected in the normal way. He was co-opted into the Labour Government of 1964... He’s been authorised to co-opt anyone he wants to join him. VERB: be V-ed into/onto n, V n 3. If a group or political party co-opts a slogan or policy, they take it, often from another group or political party, and use it themselves. He co-opted many nationalist slogans and cultivated a populist image. VERB: V n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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transitive verb Etymology: Latin cooptare, from co- + optare to choose Date: 1651 1. a. to choose or elect as a member b. to appoint as a colleague or assistant 2. a. to take into a group (as a faction, movement, or culture) ; absorb, assimilate the students are ~ed by a system they serve even in their struggle against it — A. C. Danto b. take over, appropriate a style ~ed by advertisers • ~ation noun • ~ative adjective • ~ion noun • ~ive adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.tr. appoint to membership of a body by invitation of the existing members. Derivatives co-optation n. co-option n. co-optive adj. Etymology: L cooptare (as CO-, optare choose) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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v. кооптировать куда-л. (onto) Since the lawyer has offered his help without payment, can we co-opt him onto the committee? ...Англо-русский словарь
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