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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

a fool or simpleton; ninny.

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incorporate¹

—vb
1.	to include or be included as a part or member of a united whole
2.	to form or cause to form a united whole or mass; merge or blend
3.	to form (individuals, an unincorporated enterprise, etc) into a corporation or other organization with a separate legal identity from that of its owners or members

—*adj*
4.	combined into a whole; incorporated
5.	formed into or constituted as a corporation

[C14 (in the sense: put into the body of something else): from Late Latin incorporāre to embody, from Latin in-² + corpus body]

in'corporative¹

—*adj*

incorpo'ration¹

—n

incorporate² (ɪnˈkɔːpərɪt, -prɪt)

—*adj*
	an archaic word for incorporeal

[C16: from Late Latin incorporātus, from Latin in-¹ + corporātus furnished with a body]

incorporated (ɪnˈkɔːpəˌreɪtɪd)

—*adj*
1.	united or combined into a whole
2.	Inc, Abbreviation: inc organized as a legal corporation, esp in commerce

in'corporatedness

—n

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incorporate

late 14c., "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.

"Incorporation, n. The act of uniting several persons into one fiction called a corporation, in order that they may be no longer responsible for their actions. A, B and C are a corporation. A robs, B steals and C (it is necessary that there be one gentleman in the concern) cheats. It is a pundering, thieving, swindling corporation. But A, B and C, who have jointly determined and severally executed every crime of the corporation, are blameless." [Ambrose Bierce, 1885]

Example sentences

During coral growth, these elements are incorporated into the reef skeleton in

varying amounts.

Incorporated in my lectures and demonstrations are the whys and the hows of a

software function.

The particles and shapes can also be incorporated into other materials to

bestow useful properties on them.

The first addition incorporated qualities of the original house but was more

modern.

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"As Jerome expanded, its chances for the title, "the toughest little town in the West," increased and when it was incorporated in 1899 the citizens were able to support the claim by pointing to the number of thick stone shutters on the fronts of all saloons, gambling halls, and other places of business for protection against gunfire."

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