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incorporate

in·cor·po·rate [ in káwrpə ràyt ]


verb  (past and past participle in·cor·po·rat·ed, present participle in·cor·po·rat·ing, 3rd person present singular in·cor·po·rates)
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb join with something that exists: to combine something with, or include it within, something already formed, or be combined or included in this way

2. transitive and intransitive verb merge things: to combine one thing with another, so as to form a united whole, or be combined in this way

3. transitive and intransitive verb commerce form or become corporation: to form a corporation, or give something the legal form of a corporation

4. transitive verb give real form to something: to give material form to something ( formal )



adjective 
Definition:
 
1. united: merged into a united whole ( formal )

2. commercial law 
Same as  incorporated (sense 1)


[14th century. < late Latin incorporat-, past participle of incorporare "make into a body" < Latin corpus "body"]

in·cor·po·ra·ble [ in káwrpərəb'l ] adjective
in·cor·po·ra·tion [ in kàwrpə ráysh'n ] noun
in·cor·po·ra·tive [ in káwrpə ràytiv ] adjective
in·cor·po·ra·tor [ in káwrpə ràytər ] noun
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