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incorporate1 definition

in·cor·po·rate (in kôrpə rit; for v., -pə rāt′)

adjective

Etymology: ME incorporat < LL incorporatus, pp. of incorporare: see in- & corporate

transitive verb incorporated -·rat′ed, incorporating -·rat′·ing

  1. to combine or join with something already formed; make part of another thing; include; embody
  2. to bring together into a single whole; merge
  3. to admit into a corporation or association as a member
  4. to form (individuals or units) into a legally organized group that acts as one individual; form into a corporation
  5. to give substantial, material, or physical form to

Etymology: ME incorporaten

intransitive verb

  1. to unite or combine into a single whole; be combined or merged
  2. to form a corporation

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incorporate2 definition

in·cor·po·rate (in kôrpə rit, -rāt′)

adjective

Archaic incorporeal

Etymology: L incorporatus: see in- & corporate

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