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According to WordNet, the verb "co-opt" has 4 sense(s).

202536098 neutralize or win over through assimilation into an established group; "We co-opted the independent minority tribes by pulling them into the Northern Alliance".

202362460 take or assume for one's own use; "He co-opted the criticism and embraced it".

202397266 appoint summarily or commandeer; "The army tried to co-opt peasants into civil defence groups".

202401051 choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague; "The church members co-opted individuals from similar backgrounds to replenish the congregation".

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