co-opting
vt. 增选;由现会员选举;指派
形容词:co-optative 名词:co-optation 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
近义词:appoint,designate,choose,draft,invite,nominate,
英英释义
Verb
- 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"
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