co-opt#1 (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 41
def appoint summarily or commandeer
examples The army tried to co-opt peasants into civil defence groups
Frame - 9 Somebody ----s somebody
Outgoing links
Hypernym appoint, name, nominate, constitute
Derivationally related form co-opt → co-option
Derivationally related form co-opt → co-optation
Incoming links
Derivationally related form co-optation → co-opt
Derivationally related form co-option → co-opt
Hyponym appoint, name, nominate, constitute

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