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
Cryptojacking refers to co-opting your computer’s CPU cycles to mine cryptocurrency for someone else’s benefit.
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PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2025
That in turn has led to accusations from Mexican producers that American distillers are co-opting the spirit for their own financial gain.
—Andy Vasoyan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Her image is fawned over but also analyzed, co-opted, and monetized.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 July 2025
In Europe, Li says, the company will build sales partly by tapping the talent and networks that have defined the region’s industry for a century— beating its rivals, in a sense, by co-opting them.
—Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 29 July 2025
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PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2025
That in turn has led to accusations from Mexican producers that American distillers are co-opting the spirit for their own financial gain.
—Andy Vasoyan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Her image is fawned over but also analyzed, co-opted, and monetized.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 July 2025
In Europe, Li says, the company will build sales partly by tapping the talent and networks that have defined the region’s industry for a century— beating its rivals, in a sense, by co-opting them.
—Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for co-opt
Verb
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On some models, these may be raised handles or integrated into the frame of the tray.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
15 Aug. 2025
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There's no belt drive; the 400 V hybrid system powers the air conditioning electrically now via its 1.9 kWh lithium-ion battery, and the water pump is integrated into the engine block.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
15 Aug. 2025
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Her songbook incorporates about 50 different tunings.—
Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
7 Aug. 2025
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Chegg, a site that sells textbooks and offers digital services like generating flash cards, is incorporating AI models.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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When the Great Highland pipes, used as instruments of war because of their volume, were targeted by the Disarming Act, they were also assimilated into the British armed forces.—
Elena Saavedra Buckley,
New Yorker,
1 Aug. 2025
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In considering this question, it has been conjectured that the commission may have been assimilated to a deed, to the validity of which, delivery is essential.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
29 July 2025
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“Co-opt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/co-opt. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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