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incorporate

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Definition of incorporate

verb

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈkɔːpəreɪt/

[with object]
  • 1take in or contain (something) as part of a whole; include:he has incorporated in his proposals a number of measures some schemes incorporated all these variations
  • combine (ingredients) into one substance:add the cheeses and butter and process briefly to incorporate them
  • 2constitute (a company, city, or other organization) as a legal corporation: limited liability companies could only be incorporated under the 1930 Act

adjective

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈkɔːp(ə)rət/

  • 2 literary having a bodily form; embodied: through an incorporate resilience, slighted confidence restores itself

Derivatives

incorporation

Pronunciation: /-ˈreɪʃ(ə)n/

noun

incorporator

noun

Origin:

late Middle English: from late Latin incorporat- 'embodied', from the verb incorporare, from in- 'into' + Latin corporare 'form into a body' (from corpus, corpor- 'body')

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