Betekenis van:
co-opt

to co-opt
Werkwoord
    • take or assume for one's own use
    "He co-opted the criticism and embraced it"

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    to co-opt
    Werkwoord
      • choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague
      "The church members co-opted individuals from similar backgrounds to replenish the congregation"

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      to co-opt
      Werkwoord
        • neutralize or win over through assimilation into an established group
        "We co-opted the independent minority tribes by pulling them into the Northern Alliance"

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        to co-opt
        Werkwoord
        • coöpteren
        • appoint summarily or commandeer
        "The army tried to co-opt peasants into civil defence groups"

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        Voorbeeldzinnen

        1. To this end the Forum may co-opt a maximum of five additional members chosen on the basis of their specific competence.
        2. To this end each Committee may co-opt a maximum of five additional members chosen on the basis of their specific competence.