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Meaning of 'incorporate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Incorporate [ a.]
- Not consisting of matter; not having a material body; incorporeal; spiritual.
- Not incorporated; not existing as a corporation; as, an incorporate banking association.
- Corporate; incorporated; made one body, or united in one body; associated; mixed together; combined; embodied.
2 . Incorporate [ v. i.]
- To unite in one body so as to make a part of it; to be mixed or blended; -- usually followed by with.
3 . Incorporate [ v. t.]
- To form into a body; to combine, as different ingredients. into one consistent mass.
- To unite with a material body; to give a material form to; to embody.
- To unite with, or introduce into, a mass already formed; as, to incorporate copper with silver; -- used with with and into.
- To unite intimately; to blend; to assimilate; to combine into a structure or organization, whether material or mental; as, to incorporate provinces into the realm; to incorporate another's ideas into one's work.
- To form into a legal body, or body politic; to constitute into a corporation recognized by law, with special functions, rights, duties and liabilities; as, to incorporate a bank, a railroad company, a city or town, etc.

Meaning of 'incorporate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . incorporate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- include or contain; have as a component
Example in sentence:
  • A totally new idea is comprised in this paper;
  • The record contains many old songs from the 1930's
Meaning (2):
- unite or merge with something already in existence
Example in sentence:
  • incorporate this document with those pertaining to the same case
Meaning (3):
- make into a whole or make part of a whole
Example in sentence:
  • She incorporated his suggestions into her proposal

Nearby Words:

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