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Verb co-opt has 4 senses

co-opt - choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague; "The church members co-opted individuals from similar backgrounds to replenish the congregation"
--₁ is one way to elect

Derived forms: noun co-option₁, noun co-optation₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
co-opt - neutralize or win over through assimilation into an established group; "We co-opted the independent minority tribes by pulling them into the Northern Alliance"
--₂ is one way to neutralize
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
co-opt - appoint summarily or commandeer; "The army tried to co-opt peasants into civil defence groups"
--₃ is one way to appoint, name, nominate, constitute

Derived forms: noun co-option₂, noun co-optation₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
co-opt - take or assume for one's own use; "He co-opted the criticism and embraced it"
--₄ is one way to take, accept
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something