Meaning of incorporate in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ɪnˈkɔrpəˌreɪt/

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1. Verb

   incorporate

   Etymology

   late Middle English: from late Latin incorporat-‘embodied’, from the verb incorporare, from in-‘into’ + Latin corporare‘form into a body’ (from corpus, corpor-‘body’)

   Definitions

   1. make into a whole or make part of a whole

   Examples

   • « She incorporated his suggestions into her proposal »

   Antonyms

   • disintegrate
2. 2. include or contain

   Examples

   • « have as a component »
   • « A totally new idea is comprised in this paper »
   • « The record contains many old songs from the 1930's »
3. 3. form a corporation
4. 4. unite or merge with something already in existence

   Examples

   • « incorporate this document with those pertaining to the same case »

5. Classifying Adjective

   incorporate

   Definitions

   1. formed or united into a whole

   Synonyms

   • united