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cooptate.

To choose; to elect.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˌkəʊˈɒp.teɪt/
  1. To choose; to elect.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin cooptātus, perfect passive participle of cooptō (“to elect”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from co- + optō (“to choose”).

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