1. to take or use (someone or something) for one’s own purposes
Usage: present participle of coopt
2. to cause or persuade (someone) to join one’s own group
Usage: present participle of coopt

Examples

• The company is coopting several startup ideas for its new product line.
• Politicians are coopting popular social movements to gain votes.
• The organization is coopting former critics by offering them leadership positions.
• They accused the corporation of coopting environmental language for marketing purposes.
• The movement risks coopting members who don’t share its core values.
• By coopting local leaders, the government hoped to reduce opposition.