incorporate

¹in·cor·po·rate

verb \in-ˈkȯr-pə-ˌrāt\

in·cor·po·rat·edin·cor·po·rat·ing

Definition of INCORPORATE

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

Examples of INCORPORATE

1. This design incorporates the best features of our earlier models.
2. a diet that incorporates many different fruits and vegetables
3. The company was incorporated in 1981.
4. The company incorporated in 1981.

Origin of INCORPORATE

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

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to INCORPORATE

Synonyms

absorb, assimilate, co-opt, embody, integrate

Antonyms

break down, break up, separate, unmix

Related Words

amalgamate, blend, combine, commingle, fuse, intermingle, merge, mingle; acculturate, accustom, condition, enculturate, habituate, naturalize

Near Antonyms

cleave, disjoin, disunite, divide, divorce, part, rupture, sever, sunder; disperse, dissolve, scatter; detach, disengage, split

Rhymes with INCORPORATE

abbreviate, abominate, accelerate, accentuate, accommodate, acculturate, accumulate, adjudicate, adulterate, affiliate, agglomerate, alienate, alleviate, alliterate, amalgamate, ameliorate, amyl nitrate, annihilate, annunciate, anticipate, apostolate, appreciate, appropriate, approximate, arpeggiate, articulate, asphyxiate, assassinate, asseverate, assimilate, associate, at any rate, attenuate, authenticate, barbiturate, bicarbonate, calumniate, capacitate, capitulate, catholicate, certificate, coagulate, coelenterate, collaborate, commemorate, commiserate, communicate, compassionate, concatenate, conciliate, confabulate, confederate, conglomerate, congratulate, consolidate, contaminate, cooperate, coordinate, corroborate, deactivate, debilitate, decapitate, decelerate, decerebrate, deconcentrate, deconsecrate, decorticate, decrepitate, de-escalate, defibrinate, defoliate, degenerate, deliberate, delineate, demodulate, denominate, depopulate, depreciate, deracinate, deregulate, desegregate, desiderate, detoxicate, devaluate, diaconate, dilapidate, discriminate, disintegrate, disseminate, dissimulate, dissociate, domesticate, effectuate, ejaculate, elaborate, electroplate, eliminate, elucidate, emaciate, emancipate, emasculate, encapsulate, enumerate, enunciate, episcopate, equivocate, eradicate, etiolate, evacuate, evaluate, evaporate, eventuate, eviscerate, exacerbate, exaggerate, exasperate, excited state, excogitate, excoriate, exfoliate, exhilarate, exonerate, expatiate, expatriate, expectorate, expostulate, expropriate, extenuate, exterminate, extrapolate, facilitate, felicitate, fish or cut bait, garrison state, gesticulate, habilitate, habituate, hallucinate, humiliate, hydrogenate, hypothecate, illuminate, impersonate, inactivate, inaugurate, incarcerate, incinerate, incriminate, indoctrinate, inebriate, infatuate, infuriate, ingratiate, ingurgitate, initiate, inoculate, inseminate, insinuate, instantiate, intercalate, interpolate, interrelate, interrogate, intimidate, intoxicate, invalidate, investigate, invigorate, irradiate, Italianate, Korea Strait, lanceolate, legitimate, luxuriate, mandarinate, manipulate, matriarchate, matriculate, Merthiolate, necessitate, negotiate, noncandidate, obliterate, officiate, Orange Free State, orientate, originate, oxygenate, participate, particulate, patriarchate, patriciate, perambulate, peregrinate, perpetuate, pontificate, precipitate, predestinate, predominate, prefabricate, premeditate, preponderate, prevaricate, procrastinate, prognosticate, proliferate, propitiate, proportionate, quadruplicate, quintuplicate, reciprocate, recriminate, recuperate, redecorate, reduplicate, reeducate, refrigerate, regenerate, regurgitate, reincarnate, reintegrate, reiterate, rejuvenate, remunerate, repatriate, repudiate, resuscitate, retaliate, reticulate, revaluate, reverberate, scholasticate, second estate, self-flagellate, self-immolate, self-pollinate, seventy-eight, sextuplicate, Singapore Strait, sophisticate, subordinate, substantiate, syllabicate, tergiversate, transliterate, triangulate, vanity plate, variegate, vaticinate, vituperate, vociferate

²in·cor·po·rate

adjective \in-ˈkȯr-p(ə-)rət\

Definition of INCORPORATE

: incorporated

First Known Use of INCORPORATE

14th century

in·cor·po·rate

transitive verb \in-ˈkȯr-pə-ˌrāt\   (Medical Dictionary)

in·cor·po·rat·ed; in·cor·po·rat·ing

Medical Definition of INCORPORATE

: to subject to incorporation <incorporated his psychiatrist in a system of delusions>

—in·cor·po·ra·tive \-ˈkȯr-pə-ˌrāt-iv, -p(ə-)rət-\ (audio pronunciation) (audio pronunciation) adjective