incorporative

adjective

in·​cor·​po·​ra·​tive ə̇nˈkȯ(r)pəˌrā|t|iv 

-p(ə)rə|, 

|t|, 

|ēv also |əv

: incorporating or tending to incorporate: such as

a

of language : agglutinative, polysynthetic

b

of a state : growing by taking over and incorporating adjacent territories

the Russian Empire was a typical incorporative state

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