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
Hank	[hæŋk]
Dionysios	-	Greek, Ancient Greek
Fraser	['feizə]
Mizuki	mee-zoo-kee	Japanese
Praveena	-	Tamil, Indian, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi
Wiebe	VEE-bə (Dutch, German), WEE-bə (Dutch)	Frisian, Dutch, German