Verb has 4 senses

• co-opt(v = verb.social) - choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague; "The church members co-opted individuals from similar backgrounds to replenish the congregation"

Derived form noun co-optation₁, noun co-option₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody

• co-opt(v = verb.social) - neutralize or win over through assimilation into an established group; "We co-opted the independent minority tribes by pulling them into the Northern Alliance"

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

• co-opt(v = verb.social) - appoint summarily or commandeer; "The army tried to co-opt peasants into civil defence groups"

Derived form noun co-optation₂, noun co-option₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody

• co-opt(v = verb.possession) - take or assume for one's own use; "He co-opted the criticism and embraced it"

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something