co-opt

• vt. 增选；由现会员选举；指派

英英释义

Verb:

1. choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague;

   "The church members co-opted individuals from similar backgrounds to replenish the congregation"
   

2. neutralize or win over through assimilation into an established group;

   "We co-opted the independent minority tribes by pulling them into the Northern Alliance"
   

3. appoint summarily or commandeer;

   "The army tried to co-opt peasants into civil defence groups"
   

4. take or assume for one's own use;

   "He co-opted the criticism and embraced it"
   

近反义词

【近义词】

• appoint 任命
• designate 指定
• choose 选择
• draft 草稿
• invite 邀请
• nominate 提名