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noun
A co-opting: a commandeering, appropriation, or taking over.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: cooption
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A co-opting: an absorption or assimilation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: cooption
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English coopt Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English cooptation From coopt + -ation.
