cooptate

English

Etymology

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin cooptātus, perfect passive participle of cooptō (“to elect”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from co- + optō (“to choose”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkəʊˈɒp.teɪt/

Verb

cooptate (third-person singular simple present cooptates, present participle cooptating, simple past and past participle cooptated)

1. (obsolete) To choose; to elect.
   • 1681, Christopher Jelinger, Sacra Unio:

     the Gentiles shall be cooptated with the Israelites

References

• “cooptate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

cooptate

1. inflection of cooptare:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

cooptate f pl

1. feminine plural of cooptato

Latin

Verb

cooptāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of cooptō

Spanish

Verb

cooptate

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of cooptar combined with te