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incorporation
Variant of incorporate
incorporate
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in·cor·po·rate (in kôr′pə rit; for v., -pə rāt′)
transitive verb incorporated -·rat′ed, incorporating -·rat′·ing
- to combine or join with something already formed; make part of another thing; include; embody
- to bring together into a single whole; merge
- to admit into a corporation or association as a member
- to form (individuals or units) into a legally organized group that acts as one individual; form into a corporation
- to give substantial, material, or physical form to
Etymology: ME incorporaten
intransitive verb
- to unite or combine into a single whole; be combined or merged
- to form a corporation
Related Forms:
- incorporation in·cor′·po·ra′·tion noun
- incorporative in·cor·po·ra·tive (in kôr′pə rāt′iv, -rə tiv) adjective
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