Definition
Third-person singular present tense of coopt; to adopt someone's idea or incorporate them into a system, usually without proper credit.
Etymology
From Latin 'cooptare.' The -s ending marks third-person singular present tense in English, following standard conjugation patterns for regular verbs.
Kelly Says
When a politician coopts opposition arguments and claims them as their own policy, they're literally following the original Roman Senate practice of choosing people to agree with you. History repeats in unexpected ways.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ማስተዋወቅ
ma-ste-wa-woq
ARالعربية
يستولي عليه
yastaw-li 'alayh
BNবাংলা
অন্তর্ভুক্ত করা
on-tar-bhu-kt kor-a
CSČeština
cooptuje
koo-p-tu-je
DADansk
coopter
koo-p-ter
DEDeutsch
cooptiert
ko-op-tee-ehrt
ELΕλληνικά
ενσωματώνει
en-so-ma-to-nei
ESEspañol
coopta
ko-op-ta
FAفارسی
جذب کند
ja-z'b kon-d
GUGU
સામેલ કરે
sa-me-l kare
HIहिन्दी
शामिल करना
sa-mil-karna
HUMagyar
befogad
be-fog-ad
IDBahasa Indonesia
mengadopsi
men-ga-dop-si
IGIG
were coopted
were koo-pted
ITItaliano
coopta
koo-p-ta
MRMR
सहभागी करा
sa-bha-ga-ee kara
MSBahasa Melayu
mengadopsi
men-ga-dop-si
NLNederlands
ingelijft
in-gel-ft
NONorsk
coopterer
koo-per-ter-er
PAPA
ਸ਼ਾਮਿਲ ਕਰੇ
sha-mil kare
PLPolski
włącza
vlyan-cha
PTPortuguês
coopta
ko-op-ta
RUРусский
cooptiruet
koo-p-tee-roo-et
SVSvenska
coopta
koo-p-ta
SWKiswahili
kucoopta
koo-koo-pta
TAதமிழ்
இணைத்து
i-nai-th-thu
TEతెలుగు
చేర్చడం
che-rcha-dam
THไทย
ดึงเข้ามา
deng kao ma
UKУкраїнська
cooptiruє
koo-p-tee-roo-ye
URاردو
شامل کرنا
sha-mil karna
VITiếng Việt
coopt
koo-pt
ZUZU
kucoopta
koo-koo-pta