'V n into n' - Construction 13

Name: the co-opt someone into a role construction
Description: A person causes another person to adopt a role. The NP following 'into' indicates the role.
Verbs: conscript, co-opt, draft, induct, initiate
Example: The army has tried to co-opt peasants into civil defense groups. (BNC)
Membership: cause; cause someone to do; encourage
Semantic fields and roles: Field: Causation. Roles: NP1: Cause; NP2: Affected; NP3: Result
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