Main Entry:: ¹in·cor·po·rate
Pronunciation:: \in-ˈkȯr-pə-ˌrāt\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: in·cor·po·rat·ed; in·cor·po·rat·ing
Etymology:: Middle English, from Late Latin incorporatus, past participle of incorporare, from Latin in- + corpor-, corpus body — more at midriff
Date:: 14th century

transitive verb1 a: to unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole b: to blend or combine thoroughly2 a: to form into a legal corporation b: to admit to membership in a corporate body3: to give material form to : embodyintransitive verb1: to unite in or as one body2: to form or become a corporation

— in·cor·po·ra·ble

\-p(ə-)rə-bəl\ adjective

— in·cor·po·ra·tion

\-ˌkȯr-pə-ˈrā-shən\ noun

— in·cor·po·ra·tive

\-ˈkȯr-pə-ˌrā-tiv, -p(ə-)rə-tiv\ adjective

— in·cor·po·ra·tor

\-pə-ˌrā-tər\ noun

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