incorporate
1 Americanverb (used with object)
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incorporates,
present (3rd person singular)
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incorporated,
past participle, past
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incorporating
present participle
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to form into a legal corporation.
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to put or introduce into a body or mass as an integral part or parts.
to incorporate revisions into a text.
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to take in or include as a part or parts, as the body or a mass does.
His book incorporates his earlier essay.
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to form or combine into one body or uniform substance, as ingredients.
- Synonyms:
- personify, amalgamate, mix, blend, assimilate, absorb
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His book incorporates all his thinking on the subject.
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to form into a society or organization.
verb (used without object)
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incorporates,
present (3rd person singular)
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incorporated,
past participle, past
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incorporating
present participle
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to form a legal corporation.
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to unite or combine so as to form one body.
adjective
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legally incorporated, as a company.
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combined into one body, mass, or substance.
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Archaic. embodied.
adjective
verb
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to include or be included as a part or member of a united whole
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to form or cause to form a united whole or mass; merge or blend
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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
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combined into a whole; incorporated
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formed into or constituted as a corporation
adjective
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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incorporatesimple
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incorporatessimple
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have incorporatedperfect
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has incorporatedperfect
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am incorporatingprogressive
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are incorporatingprogressive
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is incorporatingprogressive
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have been incorporatingperfect progressive
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has been incorporatingperfect progressive
Past
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incorporatedsimple
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had incorporatedperfect
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was incorporatingprogressive
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were incorporatingprogressive
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had been incorporatingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of incorporate1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Late Latin incorporātus, past participle of incorporāre “to embody, incarnate”; see in- 2, corporate
Origin of incorporate2
First recorded in 1525–35; from Late Latin incorporātus “not embodied”; see in- 3, corporate
Explanation
To incorporate is to include or integrate a part into the whole. Incorporate is a more active version of the word "include"; if you incorporate, you are adding something to the mix. In the business world, to incorporate is a legal process. In other usages, the word incorporate really just means to include something or work something into whatever was already existing. You could incorporate your new roommate's furniture into the decor of your apartment, but you may not find a way to incorporate her cat's litter box.
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Example Sentences
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“So one of the things that we believe that investors should be doing is looking at how to orient strategies that incorporate things beyond equities and bonds into that portfolio,” Amin said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
Inside, other staff members worked to incorporate paper records into a database.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
"Personality seems to be relevant nearly everywhere you look. We hope this study will encourage many other scientists to incorporate personality traits into their fields of study," said Schwaba.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
The first commercial fitness tracker to incorporate sleep analysis was the Fitbit Classic in 2009.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
I’m sure it pleased him to no end to incorporate a Sunday school lesson into our discussion.
From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling
He helped popularize Egyptian jeel music: a genre that incorporates elements of reggae and pop, while maintaining a distinctly Egyptian sound.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
The framework incorporates a lightweight Transformer architecture designed to account for hydrological memory and delayed effects within mountainous catchments.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
Harvey yesterday unveiled a major update, Harvey II, that incorporates memory into the platform.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
“However, we are sceptical of the returns” for buyers of AI credit, which incorporates bonds, loans and other kinds of debt issued by companies in the AI sector.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
The center incorporates a lab with a glass wall through which visitors can watch paleontologists cleaning bones.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
Nearly 100 refuge sites have been incorporated into operational evacuation plans.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
Newsom filed the lawsuit in Delaware, where Fox News and its parent company, Fox Corp., are incorporated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
That team also incorporated Apple’s highly rated chips in its Mac computers, one of its less appreciated but more consequential accomplishments of recent years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Many concert-goers also wore bindis, inspired by Lara, who has proudly incorporated her Asian heritage into her aesthetic.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
A long time passed before Rebeca became incorporated into the life of the family.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Their bubble risk indicator is a price-based measure, designed to detect bubble-like asset dynamics with the model incorporating an asset’s returns, volatility, momentum and fragility into a single reading.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
"That includes several audits. They have now reconciled their historical data, and recently they published a revised bulletin with the historical data, incorporating the findings of the debt," she said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
During a panel titled “The World’s Most Influential Food,” chef Brandon Jew talked about incorporating traditional Chinese medicinal ingredients into his cooking.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026
Each consortium plans to release a new app for accessing their AI service, while also incorporating AI into its existing tools for ease of access.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
I diversified my training, too, by incorporating Pilates reformer, kickboxing, interval running, everything and anything to increase my stamina and strength.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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