[verb] choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague; "The church members co-opted individuals from similar backgrounds to replenish the congregation"
[verb] neutralize or win over through assimilation into an established group; "We co-opted the independent minority tribes by pulling them into the Northern Alliance"
[verb] appoint summarily or commandeer; "The army tried to co-opt peasants into civil defence groups"
[verb] take or assume for one's own use; "He co-opted the criticism and embraced it"
