kooptieren

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cooptāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koʔɔpˈtiːʁən/
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Verb

kooptieren (weak, third-person singular present kooptiert, past tense kooptierte, past participle kooptiert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (higher register) to co-opt (to elect as a fellow member of a group)
    Synonym: hinzuwählen
  2. (uncommon) to co-opt (to absorb or assimilate into an established group)
    • 2023 December 3, Julian Weber, quoting Marie Skov, “Marie Skov über Punk in der Kunst: „No Future ist zurück“”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Das Problem, dass Punk kooptiert werden kann, existiert allerdings von Beginn an. Wenn man Punk auf Provokation reduziert, kann es leicht von allen Seiten missbraucht werden.
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