reincorporate

verb

re·​in·​cor·​po·​rate (ˌ)rē-in-ˈkȯr-pə-ˌrāt 

reincorporated; reincorporating

transitive + intransitive

: to incorporate again: such as

a

: to form or cause (something or someone) to form a corporation again

U.S. companies reincorporate abroad … to avoid paying U.S. taxes.

—Peter Beinart

… he even reincorporated the company as a public benefit corporation, which legally requires it to prioritize its effects on society as much as its profitability.

—Deborah Aarts

b

: to become part of or cause (someone or something) to become part of a group or whole again

… the non-Russian republics who did not want Russia to assert later that it had the right to reincorporate those republics into the Russian empire.

—Edmund Haislmaier

… had been invited by the command to discuss how the rebels could reincorporate into civilian life.

—Douglas Farah

Many experts advocate … gradually reincorporating some of the foods you've eliminated so you can see how they make you feel.

—Stephanie Eckelkamp

After the cooking is done, let the breasts sit at room temperature for five minutes before serving so that the natural juices can reincorporate into the meat.

—Bruce Weinstein

also : to blend or combine again

Using your ladle, stir the batter to reincorporate the cornstarch, which has a tendency to settle on the bottom of the bowl.

—Jennifer Aranas

reincorporation

(ˌ)rē-in-ˌkȯr-pə-ˈrā-shən 

noun

plural reincorporations

The reincorporation, which will merge the existing company into a new, wholly owned subsidiary, was approved …

—Kaija Wilkinson

Examples of reincorporate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Musk has encouraged other businesses to follow his lead and move to reincorporate outside Delaware, the corporate home to almost 70% of Fortune 500 companies. —Byjef Feeley, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2024

A little more than two weeks later, the tech billionaire filed to reincorporate his spacecraft manufacturing company, SpaceX, in Texas. —Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024

Despite Tesla’s lack of public movement toward reincorporating in Texas, another of Musk’s companies has already done so. —William Gavin, Quartz, 21 Feb. 2024

Are there risks to reincorporating in Texas? Unlike Delaware, Texas does not have established business courts with judges well versed in business law. —Madlin Mekelburg, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2024

The cars had been suspended but are being reincorporated into service with regular wheel screenings. —Justin George, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2023

At the end of this year, COVAX will be reincorporated into Gavi. —Alice Park, Time, 24 July 2023

The College Board then revised the curriculum yet again, reincorporating some concepts and apologizing for its handling of the dispute. —Ana Goñi-Lessan, USA TODAY, 21 July 2023

The cores could also help clarify how well the mantle is mixed, reincorporating ingredients from the continental crust that is drawn back into Earth’s interior at deep ocean trenches. —Bypaul Voosen, science.org, 25 May 2023

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1600, in the meaning defined above