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
Civilizing Mission was not just an indictment of gender apartheid but also of the ways such struggles can be co-opted, neutralized, or repurposed.
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Rebecca Ruth Gould, JSTOR Daily, 9 Apr. 2025
Hudson celebrated/co-opted 3-28 with Belichick on Instagram last week.
—Bill Speros, Boston Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
Once in a while, technology still feels easy and—dare I co-opt the world from Apple's marketing department?—even magical.
—ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2025
Unlike in dictatorships, this tends to involve not overt methods like book burning but quieter techniques such as co-opting media company shareholders to slant their coverage or using limited censorship supposedly designed to fight extremism or child pornography.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 2 Apr. 2025
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Rebecca Ruth Gould, JSTOR Daily, 9 Apr. 2025
Hudson celebrated/co-opted 3-28 with Belichick on Instagram last week.
—Bill Speros, Boston Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
Once in a while, technology still feels easy and—dare I co-opt the world from Apple's marketing department?—even magical.
—ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2025
Unlike in dictatorships, this tends to involve not overt methods like book burning but quieter techniques such as co-opting media company shareholders to slant their coverage or using limited censorship supposedly designed to fight extremism or child pornography.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for co-opt
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This means instilling a culture of accountability, ensuring employees are educated on security best practices, and integrating cybersecurity training into daily operations.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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These are something of an oddity in the Intel line-up, being the only processors to have memory integrated into the processor package, and the only ones to contain the Intel Arc 130V and 140V graphics chips.—
Barry Collins,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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One of the biggest physical changes for me came from incorporating lymphatic drainage, either by self-massaging or with a therapist.—
Eman Bare,
Essence,
21 Apr. 2025
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Here's an easy way to incorporate fascinating scholarship.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Apr. 2025
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And many people were pressured or forced to assimilate by abandoning their language and culture.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Apr. 2025
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That fear forces them to assimilate, which can lead to them betraying their core ideals.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Co-opt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/co-opt. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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