CO-OPT: значение слова

transitive verb
Etymology: Latin cooptare, from co- + optare to choose
Date: 1651


1. to choose or elect as a member, to appoint as a colleague or assistant,

2. to take into a group (as a faction, movement, or culture) ; absorb , assimilate , take over , appropriate , co-optation noun co-optative adjective co-option noun co-optive adjective