co-opt

verb [T]

/kəʊˈɒpt/

/koʊˈɑːpt/

Definition

› (of an elected group) to make someone a member through the choice of the present members: She was co-opted on to the committee last June.Recruiting staff, applying for and accepting jobs › to include someone in something, often against their will: Whether they liked it or not, local people were co-opted into the victory parade.Causing somebody to actUrging and persuading › to use someone else's ideas: Rock 'n' roll music was largely co-opted from the blues.Copying and copiesForgery

(Definition of co-opt verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)