co-opt
UKkouɔpt
معنی کامل و مثال‌ها
/kō äpt´/vt.
● (به عضویت) برگزیدن، هموند کردن
our club co-opted five other members
انجمن ما پنج نفر دیگر را به عضویت پذیرفت.
they co-opted him as one of the directors
او را به عنوان مدیر برگزیدند.
● (به عنوان عضو وابسته) برگزیدن، (به همکاری) پذیرفتن
● (دشمن یا رقیب را با استدلال یا حیله به عضویت دسته یا حزب خود درآوردن) زیرپای کسی نشستن، (از نظر مسلک و غیره) جلب کردن (co-opt هم می‌نویسند - co-opatate هم می‌گویند)
* co-option, co-optation, n.
گزینش، پذیرش
my co-option into the team
پذیرفته شدن من (به عضویت) در تیم
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Co- + opt, from Latin optare 'choose'
مثال
- The committee decided to co-opt two new members to help with the project.
- The organization co-opted experts from various fields to provide guidance.
- He was co-opted onto the board of directors due to his expertise in finance.
ترکیب‌های رایج
Co-opt someone Co-opt into Co-opt for
تعریف انگلیسی
verb
- choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague “The church members co-opted individuals from similar backgrounds to replenish the congregation” “Somebody ----s somebody”
- neutralize or win over through assimilation into an established group “We co-opted the independent minority tribes by pulling them into the Northern Alliance” “Somebody ----s somebody” “Something ----s somebody”
- appoint summarily or commandeer “The army tried to co-opt peasants into civil defence groups” “Somebody ----s somebody”
- take or assume for one's own use “He co-opted the criticism and embraced it” “Somebody ----s something”