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They co-opt the language of high art which marginalises the legitimacy of popular music in the first place.
他们都选择首要将流行音乐排除在外的高雅艺术的表达能力。
The goal isn’t to put words into your former colleague’s mouth or to co-opt her into vouching for you in an untrue or disingenuous manner;
目的并不是说把语言放进你的前同事嘴里，或者在不真实，不大方的方式下指派她为你担保；
The Empowered Committee is composed mainly of political appointments but is expected to co-opt industry experts and is due to report back to government by July 31, 2011.
该委员会的成员主要由政府指派，不过据估计委员会成员将包含半导体技术专家，委员会并将于今年7月31日向政府进行工作汇报。

In the case of aikido, we co-opt the attack to keep everyone as safe as possible.
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In fact, Dietrich calls to co-opt Baduel and cancel the constitutional reform to continue cheating the nation.
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The big danger is that we simply layer technology over the traditional system, which would then co-opt it.
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(of an elected group) to make someone a member through the choice of the present members

If you co-opt someone, you persuade them to help or support you.
If someone is co-opted into a group, they are asked by that group to become a member, rather than joining or being elected in the normal way.
If a group or political party co-opts a slogan or policy, they take it, often from another group or political party, and use it themselves.