verb/koobˈtaɾ/
to co-opt (elect as a fellow member of a group); to co-opt (commandeer, take over); to co-opt (assimilate into a group)
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Italic *opeō Proto-Italic *opetāōder. Latin optō Latin cooptārebor. Spanish cooptar Borrowed from Latin cooptāre.