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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Nevertheless, a substantial opportunity exists for an innovator to integrate AI into the browser seamlessly.—
Tim Bajarin,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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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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For an easy way to boost your fiber intake, try incorporating a few of the foods listed above into your favorite meals and snacks.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
14 July 2025
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Further measures, including requiring foreign e-commerce firms to incorporate locally and pay VAT, are under consideration.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
14 July 2025
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The ability to assimilate into these groups is seen as a prerequisite for healthy social and emotional development, and opting out is rarely an option.—
Dr. Rami Kaminski,
Time,
18 June 2025
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Families reeling from the court decision In cities like Miami, migrants who came through the program quickly assimilated into the communities here because they were granted legal work permits and had come to the country sponsored by relatives.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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“Co-opt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/co-opt. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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