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

Related Words

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