INCORPORATE


Meaning of INCORPORATE in English

I. ə̇nˈkȯ(r)pəˌrāt, usu -ād.+V verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

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

transitive verb

1.

a. : to unite with or introduce into something already existent usually so as to form an indistinguishable whole that cannot be restored to the previously separate elements without damage

the complex processes by which food is incorporated with living tissues

the committee recommended that we incorporate several new rules into the bylaws

b. : to admit to membership in a corporation ; especially : to admit (a person) to the rank, status, and privileges of an advanced degree at a British university on the basis of possession of a like degree earned at another institution

2.

a. : to combine (ingredients) into one consistent whole : unite intimately (as into a new substance or presentation)

incorporated his ideas in a monograph on classical philology

: blend, combine, or mingle thoroughly to form a homogeneous product

mechanically incorporating the materials into a smooth uniform paste

b. : to bring together in an association ; specifically : to form into a corporation recognized by law as an entity and having particular functions, rights, duties, and liabilities

3. : to give material form to : embody

intransitive verb

1. : to become unified with something into a composite whole

these ideas gradually incorporated with existing religious beliefs to form a new philosophy

2.

a. archaic : to mingle together so as to form a new whole

b. : to form or become a corporation

they will incorporate as soon as they have a little more capital

II. ə̇nˈkȯrp(ə)rə̇t, -ȯ(ə)p-, usu -ə̇d.+V adjective

Etymology: Middle English incorporat, from Late Latin incorporatus, past participle

1. : made one body or united in one body : intimately united or blended : embodied

the doctrines incorporate in scriptural writings

2.

a. : formed into a corporation : incorporated

an incorporate municipality

b. obsolete , of people : associated as members of a corporation

III. (ˈ)in|kȯrp(ə)rə̇t, ənˈk- adjective

Etymology: Late Latin incorporatus, from Latin in- in- (I) + corporatus, past participle of corporare to make into a body — more at corporate

archaic : incorporeal , spiritual

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.