cooptation

== English == === Alternative forms === coöptation, co-optation === Etymology === From coopt + -ation. === Noun === cooptation (countable and uncountable, plural cooptations) A co-opting: a commandeering, appropriation, or taking over. Synonym: cooption A co-opting: an absorption or assimilation. Synonym: cooption === Further reading === co-option on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ.ɔp.ta.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === cooptation f (plural cooptations) cooptation === Further reading === “cooptation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012