co-opted是什么意思

2023-12-11 10:51:16

co-opted

vt. 增选；由现会员选举；指派

形容词：co-optative 名词：co-optation 过去式：co-opted 过去分词：co-opted 现在分词：co-opting 第三人称单数：co-opts

近义词：appoint，designate，choose，draft，invite，nominate，

Verb

choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague;
"The church members co-opted individuals from similar backgrounds to replenish the congregation"
neutralize or win over through assimilation into an established group;
"We co-opted the independent minority tribes by pulling them into the Northern Alliance"
appoint summarily or commandeer;
"The army tried to co-opt peasants into civil defence groups"
take or assume for ones own use;
"He co-opted the criticism and embraced it"