# cooptation

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A co-opting: a commandeering, appropriation, or taking over.
2. A co-opting: an absorption or assimilation.

## Etymology
From coopt + -ation.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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