co-opt
/kəʊˈɒpt/verb
with obj.(常作 be co-opted)
1- appoint to membership of a committee or other body by invitation of the existing members（委员会或其他机构的现有成员）将…指定为新成员。
1.1
- divert to or use in a role different from the usual or original one转移; 转向：
with obj. and infinitive social scientists were co-opted to work with the development agencies.社会科学家转而和发展署一起工作。
1.2
- adopt (an idea or policy) for one's own use吸收; 接受; 借鉴（观念、政策）：
the green parties have had most of their ideas co-opted by bigger parties.
这些绿党的大部分观点都已被大一些的党派吸收借鉴。
派生词
co-optation
nounco-option
nounco-optive
adjective词源
mid 17th cent.: from Latin cooptare, from co- 'together' + optare 'choose'.