- past participle of incorporate.
- past tense form of incorporate.
incorporated
Americanadjective
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formed or constituted as a legal corporation.
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combined in one body; made part of.
adjective
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united or combined into a whole
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Abbreviation: Inc. inc. organized as a legal corporation, esp in commerce
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of incorporated
First recorded in 1590–1600; incorporate 1 + -ed 2
Explanation
Incorporated can be easily incorporated into your vocabulary. If something is introduced into a larger whole, like when you add a set of sit-ups to your work-out routine, you can say it is incorporated. You may recognize part of the Latin root corpus, meaning "body," in this English word. Essentially, incorporated means "formed or added into a body." This word is often used when new elements have been added to something that already existed, like when new clothes are incorporated into a person's old wardrobe. On a slightly different track, incorporated can also be used when a corporation, or company, is formed.
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Example Sentences
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The clause survives as decoration: incorporated, venerated, and incapable of stopping a single seizure.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
Indiana that the excessive fines clause applies to the states because it’s incorporated by the Fourteenth Amendment’s due process clause.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Her final fraudulent application came in September 2020, when she applied for a £50,000 loan for Indian Canteen Ltd - a street food business incorporated in January of that year.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Researchers say it is the first known case in archaeological history in which a Greek literary text was intentionally incorporated into the mummification process.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
Somehow, she incorporated a mechanical beauty queen wave, which exploded into a motion where she seemed to pull herself up by an invisible string.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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