Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense incorporates, present participle incorporating, past tense, past participle incorporated
1. verb
If one thing incorporates another thing, it includes the other thing.
[formal]
The new cars will incorporate a number of major improvements. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: include, contain, take in, embrace More Synonyms of incorporate
2. verb
If someone or something is incorporatedinto a large group, system, or area, they become a part of it.
[formal]
The agreement would allow the rebels to be incorporated into a new national policeforce. [beVERB-ed + into]
The party vowed to incorporate environmental considerations into all its policies. [VERB noun + into]
Synonyms: integrate, include, absorb, unite More Synonyms of incorporate
incorporation (ɪnkɔːʳpəreɪʃən)uncountable noun
...the incorporation of Piedmont Airlines and PSA into U.S. Air. [+ of]
Synonyms: merger, federation, blend, integration More Synonyms of incorporate
More Synonyms of incorporate
incorporate in British English1
verb (ɪnˈkɔːpəˌreɪt)
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 (ɪnˈkɔːpərɪt, -prɪt)
4.
combined into a whole; incorporated
5.
formed into or constituted as a corporation
Derived forms
incorporative (inˈcorporative)
adjective
incorporation (inˌcorpoˈration)
noun
Word origin
C14 (in the sense: put into the body of something else): from Late Latin incorporāre to embody, from Latin in-2 + corpus body
incorporate in British English2
(ɪnˈkɔːpərɪt, -prɪt)
adjective
an archaic word for incorporeal
Word origin
C16: from Late Latin incorporātus, from Latin in-1 + corporātus furnished with a body
incorporate in American English1
(ɪnˈkɔrpərɪt; for v., ɪnˈkɔrpəˌreɪt)
adjective
1.
incorporate1 verb transitive
verb transitiveWord forms: inˈcorpoˌrated or inˈcorpoˌrating
2.
to combine or join with something already formed; make part of another thing; include; embody
3.
to bring together into a single whole; merge
4.
to admit into a corporation or association as a member
5.
to form (individuals or units) into a legally organized group that acts as one individual; form into a corporation
6.
to give substantial, material, or physical form to
verb intransitive
7.
to unite or combine into a single whole; be combined or merged
8.
to form a corporation
Derived forms
incorporation (inˌcorpoˈration)
noun
incorporative (ɪnˈkɔrpəˌreɪtɪv; ɪnˈkɔrpərətɪv)
adjective
Word origin
ME incorporat < LL incorporatus, pp. of incorporare: see in-1 & corporate
incorporate in American English2
(ɪnˈkɔrpərɪt; ɪnˈkɔrpəˌreɪt)
adjective
Archaic
incorporeal
Word origin
L incorporatus: see in-2 & corporate
Examples of 'incorporate' in a sentence
incorporate
What he had to do now was to analyse the new material and incorporate it into his profile.
Val McDermid THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)
I'm going to incorporate a boatyard in the development plan.
Forsythe, Malcolm THE BOOK LADY (2002)
Flynn was just saying that we should incorporate the karaoke into the carnival, have a sort of Stars In Their Eyes show.
Christina Jones TICKLED PINK (2002)
It had taken two billion years for primitive cells to incorporate a nucleus, the first step toward complexity.
Michael Crichton PREY (2002)
In other languages
incorporate
British English: incorporate VERB
If one thing incorporates another thing, it includes the other thing.
The new cars will incorporate a number of major improvements.
American English: incorporate
Brazilian Portuguese: incorporar
Chinese: 包含
European Spanish: incorporar
French: comprendre
German: enthalten
Italian: includere
Japanese: 取り入れる
Korean: 포함하다
European Portuguese: incorporar
Latin American Spanish: incorporar
Chinese translation of 'incorporate'
incorporate
(ɪnˈkɔːpəreɪt)
vt
(= include) 包含 (bāohán)
1 (verb)
Definition
to include or be included as part of a larger unit
The new cars will incorporate a number of major improvements.
Synonyms
include
The trip was extended to include a few other events.
contain
The committee contains 11 Democrats and nine Republicans.
take in
embrace
a theory that would embrace the whole field of human endeavour
integrate
embody
The proposal has been embodied in a draft resolution.
encompass
His repertoire encompassed everything from Bach to Scott Joplin.
assimilate
My mind could only assimilate one possibility at a time.
comprise of
2 (verb)
Definition
to include or be included as part of a larger unit
The agreement allowed the rebels to be incorporated into the police force.
Synonyms
integrate
No attempt was made to integrate the parts into a coherent whole.
include
absorb
The team is capable of absorbing some difficult individuals.
unite
They have agreed to unite their efforts to bring peace.
merge
The two countries merged into one.
accommodate
knit
Sport knits the whole family close together.
fuse
The chemicals fused to form a new compound.
assimilate
amalgamate
The firm has amalgamated with an American company.
subsume
coalesce
Cities, if unrestricted, tend to coalesce into bigger and bigger conurbations.
harmonize
meld
3 (verb)
Definition
to form a united whole or mass
Gradually incorporate the olive oil into the dough.
Synonyms
blend
Blend the ingredients until you have a smooth cream.
mix
Oil and water don't mix.
Mix the cinnamon with the sugar.
combine
Combine the flour with water to make a paste.
Her tale combines a strong storyline with sly humour.
compound
An emotion oddly compounded of pleasure and bitterness flooded over me.
consolidate
fuse
mingle
Cheers and applause mingled in a single roar.
meld
Additional synonyms
in the sense of absorb
Definition
to take in or incorporate
The team is capable of absorbing some difficult individuals.
Synonyms
assimilate,
take in,
incorporate,
accommodate,
homogenize,
intermix
in the sense of amalgamate
Definition
to combine or unite
The firm has amalgamated with an American company.
Synonyms
combine,
unite,
ally,
compound,
blend,
incorporate,
integrate,
merge,
fuse,
mingle,
alloy,
coalesce,
meld,
commingle,
intermix
in the sense of assimilate
Definition
to absorb (food)
My mind could only assimilate one possibility at a time.