incorporate

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verb

Definition of INCORPORATE

1

to make a part of a body or system <astronomers had to incorporate the existence of Pluto into their scheme of the solar system after the dwarf planet was discovered>

Synonyms absorb, assimilate, co-opt, incorporate, integrate

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

2

to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout <incorporated all the ingredients for the cheesecake mixture>

Synonyms amalgamate, combine, comingle, commingle, commix, composite, concrete, conflate, fuse, homogenize, immingle, immix, incorporate, integrate, interfuse, intermingle, intermix, meld, merge, mingle, mix

Related Words add, admix, beat (in), cut in, fold, stir, toss; coalesce, compound, emulsify; conjoin, join, knit, link, unite; intertwine, interweave, weave

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

Antonyms break down, break up, separate, unmix

3

to represent in visible form <the one-of-a-kind house incorporates the architect's fundamental belief that a structure should be fully integrated into its setting>

Synonyms body, epitomize, express, externalize, incarnate, incorporate, instantiate, manifest, materialize, personalize, personify, substantiate

Related Words actualize, concretize, realize; exemplify, illustrate, image, objectify, symbolize, typify

Antonyms disembody