incorporate

¹

[ verb in-kawr-puh-reyt; adjective in-kawr-per-it, -prit ]

verb (used with object)

, in·cor·po·rat·ed, in·cor·po·rat·ing.

1. to form into a legal corporation.
2. to put or introduce into a body or mass as an integral part or parts:

   to incorporate revisions into a text.

3. to take in or include as a part or parts, as the body or a mass does:

   His book incorporates his earlier essay.

4. to form or combine into one body or uniform substance, as ingredients.

   Synonyms: personify, amalgamate, mix, blend, assimilate, absorb

5. to embody; exemplify:

   His book incorporates all his thinking on the subject.

6. to form into a society or organization.

verb (used without object)

, in·cor·po·rat·ed, in·cor·po·rat·ing.

1. to form a legal corporation.
2. to unite or combine so as to form one body.

adjective

1. legally incorporated, as a company.
2. combined into one body, mass, or substance.
3. Archaic. embodied.

incorporate

²

[ in-kawr-per-it, -prit ]

adjective

, Archaic.

1. not embodied; incorporeal.

incorporate

¹

verb

1. to include or be included as a part or member of a united whole
2. to form or cause to form a united whole or mass; merge or blend
3. 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

1. combined into a whole; incorporated
2. formed into or constituted as a corporation

incorporate

²

/ -prɪt; ɪnˈkɔːpərɪt /

adjective

1. an archaic word for incorporeal

Derived Forms

• inˈcorporative, adjective
• inˌcorpoˈration, noun

Other Words From

• in·corpo·ration noun
• in·corpo·rative adjective
• nonin·corpo·rative adjective

Word History and Origins

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of incorporate¹

C14 (in the sense: put into the body of something else): from Late Latin incorporāre to embody, from Latin in- ² + corpus body

Origin of incorporate²

C16: from Late Latin incorporātus, from Latin in- ¹+ corporātus furnished with a body

Example Sentences

Java was a hat-maker and designer, skills she incorporated into her own ensembles.

From Los Angeles Times

In July Scotland became the first part of the UK to incorporate a UN charter on children's rights into law.

From BBC

Kiwi Beverages was incorporated in January 2024 when it also became a wholly owned subsidiary of SHE.

From BBC

Conventional approaches to storm forecasting involve large numerical simulations run on supercomputers incorporating mountains of observational data, and they still often result in inaccurate or incomplete predictions.

From Science Daily

To get the mass, the team measured the total surface area of the plastic particles and incorporated a standard measure of thickness and density based on the most common microplastic waste types: polyethylene and polypropylene.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• absorb
• assimilate
• blend
• consolidate
• cover
• embody
• fuse
• integrate
• merge
• mix
• organize