co-opt vs accept

accept vs co-opt

co-opt and accept both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
co-opt	No	No	Yes	No
accept	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, accept is a hypernym of co-opt; that is, accept is a word with a broader meaning than co-opt:

co-opt: take or assume for one's own use
accept: make use of or accept for some purpose

Other hypernyms of co-opt include take.

co-opt (verb)	accept (verb)
take or assume for one's own use	consider or hold as true
appoint summarily or commandeer	react favorably to; consider right and proper
choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague	tolerate or accommodate oneself to
neutralize or win over through assimilation into an established group	be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal
	give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
	receive willingly something given or offered
	take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
	admit into a group or community
	receive (a report) officially, as from a committee
	make use of or accept for some purpose
	be designed to hold or take

Difference between co-opt and accept

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