as in to integrate
to make a part of a body or system
the national organization co-opted many formerly independent local groups
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Recent Examples of co-opt
Other ethnic groups were viewed with suspicion, while Shiite Azerbaijanis were mainly co-opted into the system.
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Shukriya Bradost, The Conversation, 28 June 2025
Critics argue that far from protecting the dignity of the monarch, the law has been co-opted to silence all dissent.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 26 June 2025
This is a helpful and pragmatic approach and role models how healthcare policy can co-opt digitisation without a wholesale depersonalisation takeover.
—Nancy Doyle, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
The game’s narrative eventually shows the player how digital systems can be co-opted for political purposes by the companies that run them, and how the spectral frisson of virtual likes and online exchanges can, in time, flatten us.
—Simon Parkin, The Atlantic, 23 June 2025
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Shukriya Bradost, The Conversation, 28 June 2025
Critics argue that far from protecting the dignity of the monarch, the law has been co-opted to silence all dissent.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 26 June 2025
This is a helpful and pragmatic approach and role models how healthcare policy can co-opt digitisation without a wholesale depersonalisation takeover.
—Nancy Doyle, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
The game’s narrative eventually shows the player how digital systems can be co-opted for political purposes by the companies that run them, and how the spectral frisson of virtual likes and online exchanges can, in time, flatten us.
—Simon Parkin, The Atlantic, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for co-opt
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Its launch comes just days after a major controversy regarding the Grok 3 chatbot, which is integrated with the social media site X. The AI had begun generating a series of antisemitic comments in response to questions from users, including those that appeared to praise Adolf Hitler.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
11 July 2025
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Hinge and Grindr, two of the most popular dating apps, are taking steps to integrate AI into their platforms.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
11 July 2025
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The city of Charlotte is moving forward with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s plan to incorporate drones into local policing.—
Maia Nehme,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2025
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So be sure to incorporate these treatment options into your regimen.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
1 July 2025
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They could not comprehensibly be assimilated into a single diagram.—
Jonathon Keats,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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This win is enormous, beyond what can be assimilated quickly.—
Paul Bedard,
The Washington Examiner,
28 June 2025
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“Co-opt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/co-opt. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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