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"

co-opt (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"

co-opt (verb)

appoint summarily or commandeer

"The army tried to co-opt peasants into civil defence groups"

co-opt (verb)

take or assume for one's own use

"He co-opted the criticism and embraced it"

co-opt (Verb)

To elect as a fellow member of a group, such as a committee.

co-opt (Verb)

To commandeer, appropriate or take over.