- cooptate
co-optate
1> кооптировать
2> _уст. избирать, выбирать
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
cooptate
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Cooptate — Co*[ o]p tate, v. t. [L. co[ o]ptatus, p. p. of co[ o]tare to elect to something; co + optare to choose.] To choose; to elect; to co[ o]pt. [Obs.] Cockeram. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
co-opt — 1650s, to select (someone) for a group or club by a vote of members, from L. cooptare to elect, to choose as a colleague or member of one s tribe, from com together (see COM (Cf. com )) + optare choose (see OPTION (Cf. option)). For some reason… … Etymology dictionary
