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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•cor•po•rate1 /ɪnˈkɔrpəˌreɪt/USA pronunciation v., -rat•ed, -rat•ing. - Business, Lawto form (into) a corporation: [no object]The business incorporated and called itself Handelman's, Inc.[~ + object]He decided to incorporate his business.
- to introduce (something) as a basic part:[~ + object + into + object]Use the word processor to incorporate any revisions into your text.
- to include as a part:[~ + object]His book incorporates his earlier essay.
- to make or gather into something real;
to embody:[~ + object]This essay incorporates all her thinking on the subject. in•cor•po•ra•tion, n. [uncountable]the incorporation of those states into one country.See -corp-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•cor•po•rate1 (v. in kôr′pə rāt′;adj. in kôr′pər it, -prit),USA pronunciation v., -rat•ed, -rat•ing, adj. v.t. - Business, Lawto form into a legal corporation.
- to put or introduce into a body or mass as an integral part or parts:to incorporate revisions into a text.
- to take in or include as a part or parts, as the body or a mass does:His book incorporates his earlier essay.
- to form or combine into one body or uniform substance, as ingredients.
- to embody:His book incorporates all his thinking on the subject.
- to form into a society or organization.
v.i. - Business, Lawto form a legal corporation.
- to unite or combine so as to form one body.
adj. - Business, Lawlegally incorporated, as a company.
- combined into one body, mass, or substance.
- [Archaic.]embodied.
- Late Latin incorporātus past participle of incorporāre to embody, incarnate. See in-2, corporate
- Middle English 1350–1400
in•cor′po•ra′tion, n. in•cor′po•ra′tive, adj. - 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged embody, assimilate.
in•cor•po•rate2 (in kôr′pər it, -prit),USA pronunciation adj. [Archaic.]- not embodied;
incorporeal.
- Late Latin incorporātus not embodied. See in-3, corporate
- 1525–35
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: incorporate vb /ɪnˈkɔːpəˌreɪt/- to include or be included as a part or member of a united whole
- to form or cause to form a united whole or mass; merge or blend
- 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
adj /ɪnˈkɔːpərɪt; -prɪt/- combined into a whole; incorporated
- formed into or constituted as a corporation
Etymology: 14th Century (in the sense: put into the body of something else): from Late Latin incorporāre to embody, from Latin in-² + corpus bodyinˈcorporative adj inˌcorpoˈration n |