incorporated

[ in-kawr-puh-rey-tid ]

/ ɪnˈkɔr pəˌreɪ tɪd /

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adjective

formed or constituted as a legal corporation.

combined in one body; made part of.

Nearby words

incoordinate, incoordination, incor., incorporable, incorporate, incorporated, incorporating, incorporation, incorporator, incorporeal, incorporeity

Origin of incorporated

First recorded in 1590–1600; incorporate¹ + -ed²

Related forms

in·cor·po·rat·ed·ness, nounnon·in·cor·po·rat·ed, adjective

Definition for incorporated (2 of 2)

incorporate

[ verb in-kawr-puh-reyt; adjective in-kawr-per-it, -prit ]

/ verb ɪnˈkɔr pəˌreɪt; adjective ɪnˈkɔr pər ɪt, -prɪt /

verb (used with object), in·cor·po·rat·ed, in·cor·po·rat·ing.

to form into a legal corporation.

to put or introduce into a body or mass as an integral part or parts: to incorporate revisions into a text.

to take in or include as a part or parts, as the body or a mass does: His book incorporates his earlier essay.

to form or combine into one body or uniform substance, as ingredients.

to embody: His book incorporates all his thinking on the subject.

to form into a society or organization.

verb (used without object), in·cor·po·rat·ed, in·cor·po·rat·ing.

to form a legal corporation.

to unite or combine so as to form one body.

adjective

legally incorporated, as a company.

combined into one body, mass, or substance.

Archaic. embodied.

Origin of incorporate

1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin incorporātus past participle of incorporāre to embody, incarnate. See in-², corporate

SYNONYMS FOR incorporate

4 embody, assimilate.

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Related forms

in·cor·po·ra·tion, nounin·cor·po·ra·tive, adjectivenon·in·cor·po·ra·tive, adjective

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This principle must be incorporated in church and Sunday school work to keep the continued interest of the boy.
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In the same year the town of Staunton, in Augusta County, was laid off, and it was incorporated in the following year.
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The Feltmakers, incorporated by James I., regulated the manufacture of felt hats.
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British Dictionary definitions for incorporated (1 of 3)

incorporated

/ (ɪnˈkɔːpəˌreɪtɪd) /

adjective

united or combined into a whole

organized as a legal corporation, esp in commerceAbbreviation: Inc, inc

Derived Forms

incorporatedness, noun

British Dictionary definitions for incorporated (2 of 3)

incorporate

verb (ɪnˈkɔːpəˌreɪt)

to include or be included as a part or member of a united whole

to form or cause to form a united whole or mass; merge or blend

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

adjective (ɪnˈkɔːpərɪt, -prɪt)

combined into a whole; incorporated

formed into or constituted as a corporation

Derived Forms

incorporative, adjectiveincorporation, noun

Word Origin for incorporate

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

British Dictionary definitions for incorporated (3 of 3)

incorporate

/ (ɪnˈkɔːpərɪt, -prɪt) /

adjective

an archaic word for incorporeal

Word Origin for incorporate

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

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