co-opt P Pronunciation Key (k-pt, kpt) tr.v. co-·opt·ed, co-·opt·ing, co-·opts
To elect as a fellow member of a group.
To appoint summarily.
To take or assume for one's own use; appropriate: co-opted the criticism by embracing it.
To neutralize or win over (an independent minority, for example) through assimilation into an established group or culture: co-opt rebels by giving them positions of authority.
Drinking some newly invented cocktail consisting of nothing more than two types of hard liquor mixed together, maybe tequila and bourbon or something awful like that, and telling playa stories and concocting vastly elaborate plans for Burning Man projects that we have no intention of ever doing, just as something funny to talk about. We'd have some completely ridiculous music in the background, like maybe a skipping CD or something.
&whats coopted?
/melis
and doesnt THAT sound pretentious. :p
/melis
*bops self* i really need to learn to read the ENTIRE definition. where it shows the hypen.
/melis