cooptate Meaning, Definition & Usage

Co*öp"tate transitive verb (Also<
  • Cooptate
  • Coöptate
)
Etymology
L. coöptatus, p.p. of coötare to elect to something; co- + optare to choose.
Definitions
  1. To choose; to elect; to coöpt. Obs. Cockeram.

Webster 1913