co-optation

American  

[koh-ahp-tay-shuhn] / ˌkoʊ ɑpˈteɪ ʃən /

noun

plural

co-optations

1. co-option.

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Example Sentences

U.S. officials should also consider more punishing sanctions for Chinese officials higher up in the food chain who oversee foreign espionage operations that violate norms, such as IP theft or the co-optation of cybercriminals.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

People who work with words for a living have heard for years that artificial intelligence is coming for our jobs; co-optation of em dashes means we’re one step closer to obsolescence.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2025

“I think it’s the co-optation of religious practices by white supremacists to actually subjugate Black, queer, and trans folk,” Abram said.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 12, 2023

But the early 1970s were also a time when the utopian promises of the hippie era were fading, pushed back by entrenched interests and corporate co-optation.

From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2023

Schemes which directed a gradual co-optation, two to choose four, these six to choose more, and so in widening circles from a centre of officialdom, found much favour throughout the middle ages.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various