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
While every other cultural movement under the Islamic Republic has been either eliminated or co-opted, rap has never succumbed to such a fate.
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Ali Farahmand, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
The mosaic depicts Tyche, the Greek goddess of luck, who was later co-opted and renamed Fortuna by the Romans.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
For far too long, hearing folks have co-opted and told our stories, and 100% of them are not reflective of our experiences.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 19 May 2025
Allow me to co-opt the lyrics of a viral TikTok song, because … what the Hellion?
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 17 May 2025
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Ali Farahmand, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
The mosaic depicts Tyche, the Greek goddess of luck, who was later co-opted and renamed Fortuna by the Romans.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
For far too long, hearing folks have co-opted and told our stories, and 100% of them are not reflective of our experiences.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 19 May 2025
Allow me to co-opt the lyrics of a viral TikTok song, because … what the Hellion?
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for co-opt
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Your broader focus should be on integrating systems in a seamless way that can evolve over time, as needed.—
Swapna Sathyan,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Moreover, Nintendo Switch Online is directly integrated into the Switch 2, allowing access to a large catalog of retro games.—
Kimberly Zapata,
Parents,
5 June 2025
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One of the most recent additions to USAID's work was incorporating international concepts of Indigenous rights into policy.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 June 2025
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Amazon Prime Video’s newest NASCAR stat incorporates tens of thousands of incoming data points in real time, using machine learning over the course of a race for more accurate outputs.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
7 June 2025
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Implied in immigration is a desire to assimilate simply because immigration is an expression of a rich-person desire within some of the world’s poorest to increase the value of their labor.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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The positives drawn from that conversation have already helped the entire receiver room assimilate with its new piece.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 May 2025
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“Co-opt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/co-opt. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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