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
Both have complicated legacies and have at various times attempted to be co-opted by far-right groups.
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Olivia Kemp, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
The disgust stems both from that aura of obliviousness and from a retrospective knowledge that the sincerity of late-two-thousands indie music was quickly co-opted into a more commercial version of itself.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2025
Minimalism has long been co-opted by marketing departments and lacquered into clichés.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
Put differently, crypto reduces the need to rely on those third parties, the same ones that the government has co-opted to enhance law enforcement’s ability to catch criminals.
—Norbert Michel, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Olivia Kemp, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
The disgust stems both from that aura of obliviousness and from a retrospective knowledge that the sincerity of late-two-thousands indie music was quickly co-opted into a more commercial version of itself.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2025
Minimalism has long been co-opted by marketing departments and lacquered into clichés.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
Put differently, crypto reduces the need to rely on those third parties, the same ones that the government has co-opted to enhance law enforcement’s ability to catch criminals.
—Norbert Michel, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for co-opt
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While 44% of employees say their organization has begun integrating AI, only 22% report seeing a clear plan, and just 30% say their company has even basic guidelines.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Competing with Meta’s first venture into this market, Apple is developing smart eyeglasses that will integrate a camera, a mic, and an AI assistant.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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The integration challenge However, incorporating adaptive robots into existing assembly lines faces significant practical hurdles.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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The leavener was just a little bit of insurance for pie bakers like me who might not get the folding process correct, or might over incorporate the butter.—
Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
4 Sep. 2025
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For all the talk of conflicting values, the Tesla Diner has assimilated effortlessly into the local custom of charging fries separately from the burger.—
Joe Joyce,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Whose country to fight for When the US entered the war, US military leaders wanted the Flying Tigers assimilated into the US Army Air Corps.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Co-opt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/co-opt. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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