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)
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Synonyms and related words:
- anoint verb (FOR A JOB)
- applicant noun
- appoint verb (PERSON)
- appointed adjective (PERSON)
- appointee noun
- golden hello noun
- handpicked adjective
- headhunt verb
- hiring noun
- intake noun (AMOUNT)
- job centre noun
- recruit verb
- scout noun (SEARCH)
- set sb up phrasal verb (ESTABLISH)
- staff verb
- step into sth phrasal verb
- subcontract verb
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- take sth on phrasal verb
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