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Webster 1913 Edition
cooptation
co-optation
,coˊöp-ta′tion
Noun.
[L.
cooptatio
.] The act of choosing; selection; choice.
[Obs.]
The first election and
cooptation
of a friend. Howell.
Definition 2025
cooptation
cooptation
See also: coöptation and co-optation
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Noun
cooptation (plural cooptations)
- A co-opting: a commandeering, appropriation, or taking over.
- A co-opting: an absorption or assimilation.