coopt
verb (used with object)
to elect into a body by the votes of the existing members.
co-opt
-
a variation of
coopt.
Example Sentences
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And the natural drag on complicated change is buying incumbents time to co-opt the AI challenge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Even when third parties successfully identify a policy that appeals to voters and isn’t on the Donkey/Elephant menu, they often watch helplessly as Democrats or Republicans co-opt their ideas.
From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2025
"Now we can co-opt this same strategy to advance our efforts to build synthetic multicellular structures -- and eventually tissues and organs -- for regenerative medicine."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 19, 2024
In order to function and reproduce, viruses infect living cells and co-opt their genetic material.
From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2023
On stage, male musicians may co-opt female gendered attributes as part of a performance, such as Heavy or Hair Metal band members wearing long hair and make-up.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
