incorporate
1 Americanverb (used with object)
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to form into a legal corporation.
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to put or introduce into a body or mass as an integral part or parts.
to incorporate revisions into a text.
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to take in or include as a part or parts, as the body or a mass does.
His book incorporates his earlier essay.
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to form or combine into one body or uniform substance, as ingredients.
- Synonyms:
- personify, amalgamate, mix, blend, assimilate, absorb
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His book incorporates all his thinking on the subject.
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to form into a society or organization.
verb (used without object)
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to form a legal corporation.
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to unite or combine so as to form one body.
adjective
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legally incorporated, as a company.
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combined into one body, mass, or substance.
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Archaic. embodied.
adjective
verb
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to include or be included as a part or member of a united whole
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to form or cause to form a united whole or mass; merge or blend
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to form (individuals, an unincorporated enterprise, etc) into a corporation or other organization with a separate legal identity from that of its owners or members
adjective
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combined into a whole; incorporated
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formed into or constituted as a corporation
adjective
Other Word Forms
- incorporation noun
- incorporative adjective
- nonincorporative adjective
Etymology
Origin of incorporate1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Late Latin incorporātus, past participle of incorporāre “to embody, incarnate”; in- 2, corporate
Origin of incorporate2
First recorded in 1525–35; from Late Latin incorporātus “not embodied”; in- 3, corporate
Example Sentences
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In certain scenarios, nearly half of the modeled particles transported newly created organic molecules from the broader protosolar nebula into Jupiter's circumplanetary disk, where they were incorporated into the growing moons with little chemical change.
From Science Daily
It transports peptidoglycan precursors from the inside of the cell across the membrane so they can be incorporated into the growing cell wall.
From Science Daily
While hosting health fairs across Los Angeles County, Releford began incorporating farmers markets into the events, working with Black growers to increase access to fresh produce in neighborhoods where it was often limited.
From Los Angeles Times
Scraps of animal-patterned fabric were incorporated into a black silk dress, while bulky sweaters were tucked into sheer skirts.
From Barron's
The fixed-income funds also employ factors, with quantitative portfolios using value and quality for security selection, while fundamental portfolio managers incorporate quantitative signals with credit research, says Christian Roth, global co-chief investment officer.
From Barron's
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