co-opting
present participle ofco-opt
| 单词 | co-opting |
| 释义 | co-opting present participle ofco-opt co-opt verb[T] uk/kəʊˈɒpt/us/koʊˈɑːpt/(of anelectedgroup) to make someone amemberthrough thechoiceof thepresentmembers: She was co-optedon tothecommitteelastJune. toincludesomeone in something, often againsttheirwill: Whether theylikedit or not,localpeoplewere co-optedintothevictoryparade. to use someone else'sideas: Rock androllmusicwaslargelyco-opted from theblues. Applying for a job
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Causing somebody to act Copying and copies Examplesofco-optingco-opting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Regarding co-construction, we might ask whether collaboration results in co-construction of knowledge orco-optingof knowledge. From theCambridge English Corpus The requirement to take an oath was a form of insurance on behalf of theco-optinggroup. From theCambridge English Corpus In the civil rights movement, compelling positive federal intervention had the further effect ofco-opting the federal government's discursive authority for the protestors' side. From theCambridge English Corpus Exaptation, or theco-optingof previously evolved functions to do new things, can seriously compromise robotic simulation. From theCambridge English Corpus This process of rapid innovation andco-optingof each other's ideas has reduced the hedging costs of caps and swap options. From theCambridge English Corpus The subcommittees met 77 times,co-opting72 officials, and interviewing 87 witnesses. From theCambridge English Corpus It incorporated citizens and leaders into participatory forums withoutco-optingthem. From theCambridge English Corpus In this process it is not clear who isco-optingwhom. From theCambridge English Corpus This continuity across species suggests that language came to this region not byco-optingexisting visuomotor functions but rather as a separate and entirely unrelated adaptation. From theCambridge English Corpus Religion's reliance on structures originally evolved for different tasks is evolutionarily parsimonious and parallels numerous other adaptations, such as theco-optingof insulating bird feathers for flight. From theCambridge English Corpus In regard to theco-optingof members of these committees the ultimate control is in the hands of the council. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The principle ofco-optingpeople for this kind of thing is wrong. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Has there not been far too muchco-opting? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Is theco-optingbody to be the county council, or is it to be the new body, which is a different thing? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That education committee will be subject to the normal procedures for theco-optingof members. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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