co-opts

verb

present tense third-person singular of co-opt
as in integrates
to make a part of a body or system the national organization co-opted many formerly independent local groups

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Recent Examples of co-opts In Eddington, Joe co-opts the righteous anger of BLM. — Robert Daniels, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for co-opts
  1. integrates
  2. incorporates
  3. assimilates
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  • This first-to-market agentic commerce solution integrates Glance's AI platform natively with Samsung's Tizen OS, enabling interactive browsing.
    — Sharon Edelson, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • The partnership highlights the growing potential of Poltrona Frau’s Custom Interiors unit and its leadership in developing furniture that integrates into high-profile cultural and architectural projects.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 6 July 2026
Definition of integrates
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  • During the first morning of our stay, Sean led us in a morning stretch-and-breathe class that incorporates breath work and gentle yoga poses.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
  • The Trefis High Quality (HQ) Portfolio assesses the overall quality across thousands of equities, not just one catalyst, incorporates the 30 strongest stocks, and rebalances them with rigor.
    — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of incorporates
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  • His ashen skin is snaked with circuitry, his voice flattened into the cold register of the Borg, a cybernetic collective that assimilates entire civilizations and reshapes them in its own image.
    — JP Mangalindan, Time, 5 Apr. 2026
Definition of assimilates

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“Co-opts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/co-opts. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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