as in integrates
to make a part of a body or system
the national organization co-opted many formerly independent local groups
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That emphasis on automation extends throughout the house via Crestron, which integrates lighting, climate, window treatments and security.
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The side that best integrates those capabilities will gain the advantage.
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During the first morning of our stay, Sean led us in a morning stretch-and-breathe class that incorporates breath work and gentle yoga poses.
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The Trefis High Quality (HQ) Portfolio assesses the overall quality across thousands of equities, not just one catalyst, incorporates the 30 strongest stocks, and rebalances them with rigor.
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His ashen skin is snaked with circuitry, his voice flattened into the cold register of the Borg, a cybernetic collective that assimilates entire civilizations and reshapes them in its own image.
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“Co-opts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/co-opts. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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