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co-opt
co–opt
verb
Definition of CO-OPT
to make a part of a body or system <younger immigrants are inevitably co-opted by the culture of their adopted country, even as their elders struggle against the cultural assimilation>
Related Words amalgamate, blend, combine, commingle, fuse, intermingle, merge, mingle; acculturate, accustom, condition, enculturate, habituate, naturalize
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