co-opt

短语

vt. (由现会员)选为, 指定

发音

UK /ˈkəʊˌɒpt/
US /ˈkoʊˌɑpt/

词形变化

co-opted co-opting co-opts 三单 co-opts co-opting 现在分词 co-opted 过去式 co-opted 过去分词

别名

coopt coöpt

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To elect as a fellow member of a group, such as a committee.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To commandeer, appropriate or take over.

    及物
  3. 3.

    To absorb or assimilate into an established group, movement, category, etc.

    及物

词汇关系

动词

上位词 8

take name accept appoint elect neutralize nominate constitute

词源

From Latin cooptō (“to choose, elect”), from co(m)- + optō (“to opt”).

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