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cooptar.

to co-opt (elect as a fellow member of a group)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/koobˈtaɾ/[ko.oβ̞ˈt̪aɾ]
  1. to co-opt (elect as a fellow member of a group)

    transitive
  2. to co-opt (commandeer, take over)

    transitive
  3. to co-opt (assimilate into a group)

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Italic *opeō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Proto-Italic *optos Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin optō Latin cooptārebor. Spanish cooptar Borrowed from Latin cooptāre.

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