incorporate
verb (used with object)
to form into a legal corporation.
had incorporated
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past perfectof incorporate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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"We suspected that the bacteria had incorporated the uranium in their cell walls. We already knew about accumulation processes from the literature."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
It wasn’t the first time DeviantArt had incorporated a new tech “innovation” and gotten burned.
From Slate ● May 16, 2024
By that time, the city had incorporated Pier 58’s eventual demolition and replacement into a larger vision to redevelop the entire downtown waterfront.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 11, 2023
If the researchers had incorporated more specific tasks with these octopuses, rather than just letting them do their own thing, it might be easier to tease out relationships between brain activity and behavior.
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2023
For the current painting, she had incorporated more than ninety different shades.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
