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co-opt

VERB

to assimilate in order to take over or appropriate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

homogenize

STRONG

absorb accept admit adopt convert elect embrace encompass enfold homologize include incorporate

WEAK

bring in bring into line bring into the fold connaturalize draw in make one's own take in take over

Antonyms

STRONG

deny dispute eject exclude let go refuse reject repudiate

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The idea wasn’t to subsume or co-opt the radicals, but to delegitimize them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

Even when third parties successfully identify a policy that appeals to voters and isn’t on the Donkey/Elephant menu, they often watch helplessly as Democrats or Republicans co-opt their ideas.

From Slate • Jul. 15, 2025

"Now we can co-opt this same strategy to advance our efforts to build synthetic multicellular structures -- and eventually tissues and organs -- for regenerative medicine."

From Science Daily • Nov. 19, 2024

In order to function and reproduce, viruses infect living cells and co-opt their genetic material.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2023

As a result, the Inka were almost forced to co-opt local rulers instead of displacing them.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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