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
For 25 years, Chavism has co-opted Venezuela's infrastructure for its own enrichment, persecuting journalists and opposition, wrecking the economy, and leaving its citizens in poverty.
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Kristina Foltz, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
In the season 2 photos release, Elliott and Thornton are seen hanging out with James Jordan’s Dale at the house co-opted by Tommy, Dale and Nathan (Colm Feore).
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
No policy wounds Tibetan dignity more profoundly than attempts to co-opt its spiritual and institutional heart.
—Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
Both have complicated legacies and have at various times attempted to be co-opted by far-right groups.
—Olivia Kemp, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
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Kristina Foltz, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
In the season 2 photos release, Elliott and Thornton are seen hanging out with James Jordan’s Dale at the house co-opted by Tommy, Dale and Nathan (Colm Feore).
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
No policy wounds Tibetan dignity more profoundly than attempts to co-opt its spiritual and institutional heart.
—Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
Both have complicated legacies and have at various times attempted to be co-opted by far-right groups.
—Olivia Kemp, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for co-opt
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There’s some good advice on how to integrate the Infinity Stones into tabletop stories.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Grok is what happens when a mercurical man of tremendous wealth and influence builds one of the world’s most powerful AI models and then integrates it into a major social-media platform that has become, under his direction, a hub for white supremacy.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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Strait of Messina Bridge project will speed travel between the Italian mainland and Sicily and incorporate rail connections to Palermo and Catania, which are being upgraded.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Next, the larvae spin a cocoon, incorporating things like carpet fibers and other floor debris.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
18 Sep. 2025
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That support can be measured in time in the community to assimilate back into the pace of life.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Critically, American surveillance technologies allowed a brutal mass detention campaign in the far west region of Xinjiang — targeting, tracking and grading virtually the entire native Uyghur population to forcibly assimilate and subdue them.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Co-opt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/co-opt. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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