Answer:

coopt

AnswerCrossword Clue
COOPTTake for one's own use
COOPTLure into joining
COOPTAppropriate
COOPTClaim eminent domain
COOPTClaim as one's own
COOPTSubsume into a larger group
COOPTTake over to use as one's own
COOPTTake over
COOPTUse for one's own purposes
COOPTTake over as one's own
COOPTAssimilate
COOPTCommandeer
COOPTAssimilate into a larger group
COOPTTake as one's own
COOPTChoose jointly.
COOPTElect, as to a committee.
COOPTElect to be a fellow member.
COOPTAppoint as a colleague.
COOPTPre-empt
COOPTPreempt
COOPTVote in
COOPTAppoint summarily
COOPTAppoint as an associate
COOPTElect by votes of members
COOPTVote in a new member
COOPTTake over, in a way
COOPTUsurp
COOPTTake for one's own
COOPTAbsorb as a member
COOPTMake one's own