co-opt
VERB
/koʊ'ɑpt/
6 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH C
co-opt is a valid 6-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3O1-0O1P3T1
3 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 3 + 1 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING
What does co-opt mean?
VERB · 4 SENSES
1
Appoint summarily or commandeer.
“The army tried to co-opt peasants into civil defence groups”
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2
Choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague.
“The church members co-opted individuals from similar backgrounds to replenish the congregation”
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3
Neutralize or win over through assimilation into an established group.
“We co-opted the independent minority tribes by pulling them into the Northern Alliance”
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4
Take or assume for one's own use.
“He co-opted the criticism and embraced it”
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Anagrams of co-opt
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