opt : Idioms & Phrases

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co-opt

  • verb choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague
    • The church members co-opted individuals from similar backgrounds to replenish the congregation
  • verb neutralize or win over through assimilation into an established group
    • We co-opted the independent minority tribes by pulling them into the Northern Alliance
  • verb appoint summarily or commandeer
    • The army tried to co-opt peasants into civil defence groups
  • verb take or assume for one's own use
    • He co-opted the criticism and embraced it
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opt out

  • verb choose not to do something, as out of fear of failing
    cop out.
    • She copped out when she was supposed to get into the hang glider
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