Both styles agree that, as a rule, prefixes should not be hyphenated. ... “Co-opt” is the preferred form because, as AP puts it, “a hyphen is used if a prefix ends in a vowel and the word that follows begins with the same vowel.” Chicago agrees.

Is it co-opt or co-opt?

Answer: Either, depending on the style you follow. Explanation: AP style is to omit the hyphen, but other sources like to hyphenate co, especially when it's followed by a second o. I prefer a hyphen in this one, myself, because coopt looks like an odd word and makes me think it should be pronounced like cooped.

Is co-opt one word?

co-opt Add to list Share. To co-opt something is to take possession of it to use it for your own purposes. ... Another way to use this word is to mean "appoint or elect to a committee." The Latin root, cooptare, means "to choose as a colleague or member of one's tribe."