Verb:
choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague;The church members co-opted individuals from similar backgrounds to replenish the congregation
neutralize or win over through assimilation into an established group;We co-opted the independent minority tribes by pulling them into the Northern Alliance
appoint summarily or commandeer;The army tried to co-opt peasants into civil defence groups
take or assume for one's own use;He co-opted the criticism and embraced it
近义词 draft草稿choose选择invite邀请appoint任命nominate提名designate指定