INCORPORATE


Meaning of INCORPORATE in English

I. in-ˈkȯr-pə-ˌrāt verb

( -rat·ed ; -rat·ing )

Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin incorporatus, past participle of incorporare, from Latin in- + corpor-, corpus body — more at midriff

Date: 14th century

transitive verb

1.

a. : to unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole

b. : to blend or combine thoroughly

2.

a. : to form into a legal corporation

b. : to admit to membership in a corporate body

3. : to give material form to : embody

intransitive verb

1. : to unite in or as one body

2. : to form or become a corporation

• in·cor·po·ra·ble -p(ə-)rə-bəl adjective

• in·cor·po·ra·tion -ˌkȯr-pə-ˈrā-shən noun

• in·cor·po·ra·tive -ˈkȯr-pə-ˌrā-tiv, -p(ə-)rə-tiv adjective

• in·cor·po·ra·tor -pə-ˌrā-tər noun

II. in-ˈkȯr-p(ə-)rət adjective

Date: 14th century

: incorporated

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.