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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
in·cor·po·rate1 
[v. in-kawr-puh-reyt; adj. in-kawr-per-it, -prit] Pronunciation Key verb, -rat·ed, -rat·ing, adjective
[v. in-kawr-puh-reyt; adj. in-kawr-per-it, -prit] Pronunciation Key verb, -rat·ed, -rat·ing, adjective –verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
–adjective
| 1. | to form into a legal corporation. |
| 2. | to put or introduce into a body or mass as an integral part or parts: to incorporate revisions into a text. |
| 3. | to take in or include as a part or parts, as the body or a mass does: His book incorporates his earlier essay. |
| 4. | to form or combine into one body or uniform substance, as ingredients. |
| 5. | to embody: His book incorporates all his thinking on the subject. |
| 6. | to form into a society or organization. |
| 7. | to form a legal corporation. |
| 8. | to unite or combine so as to form one body. |
| 9. | legally incorporated, as a company. |
| 10. | combined into one body, mass, or substance. |
| 11. | Archaic. embodied. |
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in·cor·po·rate2
[in-kawr-per-it, -prit] Pronunciation Key
[in-kawr-per-it, -prit] Pronunciation Key –adjective Archaic.
| not embodied; incorporeal. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| in·cor·po·rate
(ĭn-kôr'pə-rāt') Pronunciation Key
v. in·cor·po·rat·ed, in·cor·po·rat·ing, in·cor·po·rates v. tr.
v. intr.
adj. (-pər-ĭt)
[Middle English incorporaten, from Late Latin incorporāre, incorporāt-, to form into a body : Latin in-, causative pref.; see in-2 + Latin corpus, corpor-, body; see corpus.] in·cor'po·ra·ble (-pər-ə-bəl) adj., in·cor'po·ra'tion n., in·cor'po·ra'tive adj., in·cor'po·ra'tor n. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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incorporate
1398, "to put (something) into the body or substance of (something else)," from L.L. incorporatus, pp. of incorporare "unite into one body," from L. in- "into" + corpus (gen. corporis) "body" (see corporeal). The legal sense first recorded in Rolls of Parliament, 1461.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| incorporate | |
adjective | |
| 1. | formed or united into a whole |
verb | |
| 1. | make into a whole or make part of a whole; "She incorporated his suggestions into her proposal" [syn: integrate] [ant: disintegrate] |
| 2. | include or contain; have as a component; "A totally new idea is comprised in this paper"; "The record contains many old songs from the 1930's" |
| 3. | form a corporation |
| 4. | unite or merge with something already in existence; "incorporate this document with those pertaining to the same case" |
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Wallstreet Words - Cite This Source - Share This
incorporate
- To obtain a state charter establishing a corporation. Owners of proprietorships and partnerships incorporate in order to obtain limited liability for themselves and for potential investors. The limited liability makes it easier for the firm to raise additional equity capital.
Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms for Today's Investor by David L. Scott.
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: in·cor·po·rate
Pronunciation: in-'kor-p&-"rAt
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -rat·ed; -rat·ing
transitive verb 1 : to unite with something else to form a whole <incorporate the agreement into the divorce>
2 : to form (as a business) into a legal corporation
3 : to include (rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights) within the guarantees of the Fourteenth Amendment —see also SELECTIVE INCORPORATION, TOTAL INCORPORATION intransitive verb : to form a legal corporation —in·cor·po·ra·tion /in-"kor-p&-'rA-sh&n/ noun —incorporate by reference : to make (the terms of a contemporaneous or earlier document) part of another document (as a codicil) by specific reference in that document —see also REPUBLISH
Main Entry: in·cor·po·rate
Pronunciation: in-'kor-p&-"rAt
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -rat·ed; -rat·ing
transitive verb 1 : to unite with something else to form a whole <incorporate the agreement into the divorce>
2 : to form (as a business) into a legal corporation
3 : to include (rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights) within the guarantees of the Fourteenth Amendment —see also SELECTIVE INCORPORATION, TOTAL INCORPORATION intransitive verb : to form a legal corporation —in·cor·po·ra·tion /in-"kor-p&-'rA-sh&n/ noun —incorporate by reference : to make (the terms of a contemporaneous or earlier document) part of another document (as a codicil) by specific reference in that document —see also REPUBLISH
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Incorporate
In*cor"po*rate\, a. [L. incorporatus. See In- not, and Corporate.]1. Not consisting of matter; not having a material body; incorporeal; spiritual. Moses forbore to speak of angles, and things invisible, and incorporate. --Sir W. Raleigh. 2. Not incorporated; not existing as a corporation; as, an incorporate banking association.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Incorporate
In*cor"po*rate\, a. [L. incorporatus, p. p. of incorporare to incorporate; pref. in- in + corporare to make into a body. See Corporate.] Corporate; incorporated; made one body, or united in one body; associated; mixed together; combined; embodied. As if our hands, our sides, voices, and minds Had been incorporate. --Shak. A fifteenth part of silver incorporate with gold. --Bacon.
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In*cor"po*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incorporated; p. pr. & vb. n. Incorporating.]1. 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. --Shak. 2. To unite with a material body; to give a material form to; to embody. The idolaters, who worshiped their images as golds, supposed some spirit to be incorporated therein. --Bp. Stillingfleet. 3. To unite with, or introduce into, a mass already formed; as, to incorporate copper with silver; -- used with with and into. 4. 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. The Romans did not subdue a country to put the inhabitants to fire and sword, but to incorporate them into their own community. --Addison. 5. 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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In*cor"po*rate\, v. i. To unite in one body so as to make a part of it; to be mixed or blended; -- usually followed by with. Painters' colors and ashes do better incorporate will oil. --Bacon. He never suffers wrong so long to grow, And to incorporate with right so far As it might come to seem the same in show. --Daniel.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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