Dictionary

incorporate en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• ĭnkôr'pərət (General-American)
• /ɪŋˈkɔː.pə.ɹət/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ɪŋˈkɔɹ.pɚ.ət/ (General-American)
• /ɪŋˈkɔɹ.pɚ.ət/ (Canada)

Etymology

From Middle English, from Late Latin incorporātus, perfect passive participle of incorporō (“to embody, to incorporate”), from in- (“in”) + corpus, corporis (“body”).

Meanings

1. (obsolete) Corporate; incorporated; made one body, or united in one body; associated; mixed together; combined; embodied.
   • a fifteenth part of silver incorporate with gold 1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:
   • And gazing on thee, sullen tree, ⁠Sick for thy stubborn hardihood, ⁠I seem to fail from out my blood And grow incorporate into thee. 1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto II”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC:
   • As if our hands, our sides, voices, and minds / Had been incorporate. c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:

Forms

incorporate en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ɪŋˈkɔɹ.pɚ.eɪt/ (General-American)
• ĭnkôr'pərāt (General-American)
• /ɪŋˈkɔɹ.pɚ.e(ɪ)t/ (Canada)
• /ɪŋˈkɔɹ.pɹeɪt/ (General-American)
• /ɪŋˈkɔː.pə.ɹeɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Canada) audio
• /ɪŋˈkɔɹ.pɹe(ɪ)t/ (Canada)

Etymology

From Middle English, from Late Latin incorporātus, perfect passive participle of incorporō (“to embody, to incorporate”), from in- (“in”) + corpus, corporis (“body”).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To include (something) as a part.
   • So what is it that makes SBB (Swiss national railways) tick? In my humble opinion, two things. Firstly, a comprehensive and set-in-stone integrated timetable (incorporating trains, ferries, cable cars and buses, including the world-famous yellow 'post-autos'), compiled four years in advance and which gets tested twice before it becomes operational. 2025 October 15, Vitali Vitaliev, “The recipe for Swiss bliss”, in RAIL, number 1046, page 68:
   • In Episode 3, Gia incorporates very distinct and strong gestures as she teaches Havelock the phrase, "Unte kowlting gut, to pochuye ke?" ("And everything will be okay, understand?") 2016 January 15, Bryan Enk, “Belter Creole 101”, in SYFY, archived from the original on 31 Mar 2025:
   • In spite of their small size and low weight, many technical developments which have proved themselves in main-line service have been incorporated, and a novelty in the 2-6-0-type is a tender cab to improve the conditions of tender-first running. 1947 March and April, “L.M.S.R. Locomotive Developments”, in Railway Magazine, page 66:
   • The Romans[…] did not subdue a country in order to put the inhabitants to fire and sword, but to incorporate them into their own community. 1716 March 5 (Gregorian calendar), Joseph Addison, “The Free-holder: No. 19. Thursday, February 24. [1716.]”, in The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Esq; […], volume IV, London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], published 1721, →OCLC:
   • The new cars incorporate many features first introduced in the 1938 tube stock, but major changes include the use of rubber for the bogie bolster and axlebox suspension, fluorescent lighting, and the panelling of the cars in unpainted aluminium alloy. 1960 February, “The first of London's new Piccadilly Line trains is delivered”, in Trains Illustrated, page 93:
   • to incorporate another's ideas into one's work
   • The design of his house incorporates a spiral staircase.
2. (transitive) To mix (something in) as an ingredient; to blend
   • Incorporate air into the mixture by whisking.
3. (transitive) To admit as a member of a company
4. (transitive) To form into a legal company.
   • In last week's primary election, more than 90% of voters approved incorporating the community of Mountain House in San Joaquin County, creating the first new city in California in over a decade. […] Now, amid another building boom, Mountain House is set to become a city, the first new California city since Jurupa Valley became incorporated in Riverside County in 2011. 2024 March 13, Wilson Walker, “Community of Mountain House votes overwhelmingly to become 1st California city since 2011”, in CBS News, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2025:
   • The company was incorporated in 1980.
5. (US) To include (another clause or guarantee of the US constitution) as a part (of the Fourteenth Amendment, such that the clause binds not only the federal government but also state governments).
6. To form into a body; to combine, as different ingredients, into one consistent mass.
   • By your leaves, you shall not stay alone, / Till holy church incorporate two in one. c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene vi]:
7. To unite with a material body; to give a material form to; to embody.
   • do not deny , that there was such an Opinion among the Heathens , that Spirits might possess Images , and be incorporated with them 1710, Edward Stillingfleet, Several Conferences Between a Romish Priest, a Fanatick Chaplain, and a Divine of the Church of England Concerning the Idolatry of the Church of Rome:

Forms

Deriveds

misincorporate · unincorporate · incorporative · incorporated · reincorporate · bioincorporate · incorporator · preincorporate · disincorporate

Synonyms

subsume · assimilate · incorpse · add on · absorb · swallow · corporate · co-opt · integrate · incorporate

Translations (75)

it inserire (admit as a member of a company) · sv lägga till (include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate) · be інкарпарава́ць (include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate) · fi sekoittaa (mix, blend) · de hinzufügen (include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate) · oc incorporar (include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate) · fi sisällyttää (include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate) · ru принима́ть (admit as a member of a company) · sv uppta (admit as a member of a company) · fr incorporer (include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate) · de einbinden (mix, blend) · uk включи́ти (include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate) · ru приня́ть (admit as a member of a company) · ru сме́шивать (mix, blend) · it incorporare (include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate) · es incorporar (admit as a member of a company) · io enkorpigar (include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate) · sv legera (mix, blend) · de integrieren (mix, blend) · it introdurre (mix, blend) · ru смеша́ть (mix, blend) · bg смесвам (mix, blend) · de gründen (form into a legal company) · fa انضمام (include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate) · mi kaporeihana (admit as a member of a company) · sv införliva (include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate) · ar دَمَجَ (include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate) · bg включвам (include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate) · tr firma kurmak (form into a legal company) · uk включа́ти (include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate) · pt incorporar (admit as a member of a company) · be уключа́ць (include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate) · el ενσωματώνω (include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate) · uk змі́шувати (mix, blend) · sl vključiti (include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate) · ru включи́ть (include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate) · es incorporarse (to unite with a material body) · tr ihtiva etmek (include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate) · uk інкорпорува́ти (include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate) · ur ملانا (mix, blend) · it integrare (include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate) · it inglobare (mix, blend) · sv blanda (mix, blend) · sv arbeta in (include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate) · mi whakakaporeihana (form into a legal company) · gv cochorpaghey (include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate) · de enthalten (include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate) · cmn 组成 (include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate) · de beinhalten (include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate) · pt incorporar (mix, blend) · sv inkorporera (include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate) · bg приемам за член (admit as a member of a company) · ca incorporar (include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate) · de einverleiben (form into a legal company) · es incorporar (include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate) · nl inlijven (include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate) · io enkorpigar (mix, blend) · pt incorporar (form into a legal company) · sv innefatta (include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate) · sv inlemma (include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate) · tr kapsamak (include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate) · tr dahil etmek (mix, blend) · sl vključevati (include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate) · de inkorporieren (mix, blend) · ru включа́ть (include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate) · mi komokomo (include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate) · tr katmak (mix, blend) · pt incorporar (include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate) · tr içermek (include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate) · be уключы́ць (include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate) · nl inbouwen (include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate) · sv göra till en korporation (form into a legal company) · fr incorporer (mix, blend) · ru инкорпори́ровать (include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate) · uk прийма́ти (admit as a member of a company)

incorporate en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ɪŋˈkɔɹpɚət/ (Canada)
• ĭnkôr'pərət (US)
• /ɪŋˈkɔɹpɚət/ (US)
• /ɪŋˈkɔː(ɹ).pəɹ.ət/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From in- (“not”) + corporate.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Not consisting of matter; not having a material body; incorporeal; spiritual.
   • The air vibrated at a white-hot temperature, the stones seemed to be trembling silently, ready to flow, and in the distance, at a curve of the road, the files of men, guns and horses seemed detached from the earth, and trembled like a mass of jelly in their onward progress, and it seemed to me that they were not living people that I saw before me, but an army of incorporate shadows. 1905, Leonid Andreyev, translated by Alexandra Linden, The Red Laugh: Fragments of a Discovered Manuscript:
   • Moses forbore to speak of angels, and of things invisible, and incorporate. 1614, Walter Ralegh [i.e., Walter Raleigh], The Historie of the World […], London: […] William Stansby for Walter Burre, […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=1 to 5):
2. (not-comparable) Not incorporated; not existing as a corporation.
   • an incorporate banking association

Antonyms

corporate · corporeal