co-opt

Primary Meanings of co-opt

1.	v	take or assume for one's own use
2.	v	neutralize or win over through assimilation into an established group
3.	v	appoint summarily or commandeer

Full Definitions of co-opt

1

v take or assume for one's own use

Type of:: accept, take
make use of or accept for some purpose

2

v neutralize or win over through assimilation into an established group

Type of:: neutralize
make politically neutral and thus inoffensive

3

v appoint summarily or commandeer

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

Type of:: appoint, constitute, name, nominate
create and charge with a task or function

v choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague

Type of:: elect
select by a vote for an office or membership