incorporate

¹

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

verb (used with object)

incorporated, incorporating 

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)

incorporated, incorporating 

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

Other Word Forms

• incorporation noun
• incorporative adjective
• nonincorporative 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

District Court in Los Angeles, claims the AI company Midjourney generates images that “blatantly incorporate and copy” the movie studios’ famous characters.

From Los Angeles Times

The first stage is for the OBR to deliver a new baseline forecast for the UK later this month, which will incorporate a critical new assessment of long-term productivity.

From BBC

They even incorporated alternative training equipment into his workouts, using water-bags and 3D straps as less taxing complements for barbells and heavy weights.

From Los Angeles Times

Bread & butter pickles aren’t an ideal choice, but they could work for a spicier lemonade that incorporates cayenne pepper and jalapeños.

From Salon

But while Shein and Temu helped pioneer this way of working, many other businesses - foreign and domestic, large and small - came to incorporate the "loophole" into their supply chains and sales models.

From BBC

Related Words

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