co-opt into

co-opt someone into something

to convince someone of a differing view to adopt one's position or philosophy. They tried to co-opt the students into rioting. There is no point in trying to co-opt them into it. They are too clever.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hillar	-	Estonian
Georgette	zhor-ZHET	French
Fairuza	-	Persian
Hadassah	-	Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Pontius	PAHN-shəs (English), PAHN-tee-əs (English)	Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin, Biblical
Dilwen	-	Welsh