verb
adj
Freq #19130
Meanings
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1
verb
To include something as a part of a larger whole.
I incorporated their suggestions into the proposal.
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2
verb
To mix one thing into another until they blend together.
Gently incorporate the flour into the butter until smooth.
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3
verb
To form a business into a legal company.
The company was incorporated in 1980.
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Forms
incorporatedincorporatesincorporating
Derived forms
bioincorporatedisincorporateincorporatedincorporativeincorporatormisincorporatepreincorporatereincorporateunincorporate
Etymology
From Middle English, from Late Latin incorporātus, perfect passive participle of incorporō (“to embody, to incorporate”), from in- (“in”) + corpus, corporis (“body”).
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