adj · verb · 15 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ɪŋˈkɔː.pə.ɹət/
General-American:ĭnkôr'pərət
General-American:/ɪŋˈkɔɹ.pɚ.ət/
Canada:/ɪŋˈkɔɹ.pɚ.ət/
Canada:/ɪŋˈkɔɹpɚət/
Received-Pronunciation:/ɪŋˈkɔː(ɹ).pəɹ.ət/
US:ĭnkôr'pərət
US:/ɪŋˈkɔɹpɚət/
Received-Pronunciation:/ɪŋˈkɔː.pə.ɹeɪt/
General-American:ĭnkôr'pərāt
General-American:/ɪŋˈkɔɹ.pɚ.eɪt/
General-American:/ɪŋˈkɔɹ.pɹeɪt/
Canada:/ɪŋˈkɔɹ.pɚ.e(ɪ)t/
Canada:/ɪŋˈkɔɹ.pɹe(ɪ)t/
Canada:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Corporate; incorporated; made one body, or united in one body; associated; mixed together; combined; embodied.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Not consisting of matter; not having a material body; incorporeal; spiritual.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Not incorporated; not existing as a corporation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
an incorporate banking association
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To include (something) as a part.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
The design of his house incorporates a spiral staircase.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
Incorporate air into the mixture by whisking.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
verb
Meaning 6
To admit as a member of a company
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
verb
Meaning 7
To form into a legal company.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
The company was incorporated in 1980.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
verb
Meaning 8
To include (another clause or guarantee of the US constitution) as a part (of the Fourteenth Amendment, such that the clause binds not only the federal government but also state governments).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
verb
Meaning 9
To form into a body; to combine, as different ingredients, into one consistent mass.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
verb
Meaning 10
To unite with a material body; to give a material form to; to embody.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
11
adjective satellite
Meaning 11
formed or united into a whole
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
She incorporated his suggestions into her proposal
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: integrate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: compound, combine
Narrower terms: fold, reintegrate, build in, re-incorporate
13
verb
Meaning 13
unite or merge with something already in existence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
incorporate this document with those pertaining to the same case
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: take in, gather in
14
verb
Meaning 14
form a corporation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: make, create
15
verb
Meaning 15
include or contain; have as a component
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
A totally new idea is comprised in this paper
The record contains many old songs from the 1930's
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: contain, comprise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: include
History
Etymology
From Middle English, from Late Latin incorporātus, perfect passive participle of incorporō (“to embody, to incorporate”), from in- (“in”) + corpus, corporis (“body”).
From in- (“not”) + corporate.
Across languages
Translations
78 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
دَمَجَ
(damaja)
— include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate
Belarusian:
уключа́ць
(uključácʹ)
— include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate
Belarusian:
уключы́ць
(uključýcʹ)
— include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate
Belarusian:
інкарпарава́ць
(inkarparavácʹ)
— include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate
Bulgarian:
включвам
(vključvam)
— include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate
Catalan:
incorporar
— include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate
Chinese Mandarin:
组成
(zǔchéng)
— include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate
Dutch:
inbouwen
— include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate
Dutch:
inlijven
— include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate
Finnish:
sisällyttää
— include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate
French:
incorporer
— include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate
German:
enthalten
— include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate
German:
beinhalten
— include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate
German:
hinzufügen
— include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate
Greek:
ενσωματώνω
(ensomatóno)
— include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate
Ido:
enkorpigar
— include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate
Italian:
incorporare
— include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate
Italian:
integrare
— include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate
Manx:
cochorpaghey
— include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate
Māori:
komokomo
— include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate
Occitan:
incorporar
— include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate
Persian:
انضمام
(enzemām)
— include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate
Portuguese:
incorporar
— include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate
Russian:
включа́ть
(vključátʹ)
— include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate
Russian:
включи́ть
(vključítʹ)
— include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate
Russian:
инкорпори́ровать
(inkorporírovatʹ)
— include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate
Slovene:
vključiti
— include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate
Slovene:
vključevati
— include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate
Spanish:
incorporar
— include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate
Swedish:
arbeta in
— include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate
Swedish:
innefatta
— include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate
Swedish:
införliva
— include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate
Swedish:
inkorporera
— include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate
Swedish:
inlemma
— include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate
Swedish:
lägga till
— include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate
Turkish:
içermek
— include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate
Turkish:
ihtiva etmek
— include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate
Turkish:
kapsamak
— include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate
Ukrainian:
включа́ти
(vključáty)
— include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate
Ukrainian:
включи́ти
(vključýty)
— include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate
Ukrainian:
інкорпорува́ти
(inkorporuváty)
— include as a part or ingredient — see also integrate
Bulgarian:
смесвам
(smesvam)
— mix, blend
Finnish:
sekoittaa
— mix, blend
French:
incorporer
— mix, blend
German:
einbinden
— mix, blend
German:
inkorporieren
— mix, blend
German:
integrieren
— mix, blend
Ido:
enkorpigar
— mix, blend
Italian:
inglobare
— mix, blend
Italian:
introdurre
— mix, blend
Portuguese:
incorporar
— mix, blend
Russian:
сме́шивать
(sméšivatʹ)
— mix, blend
Russian:
смеша́ть
(smešátʹ)
— mix, blend
Spanish:
añadir
— mix, blend
Swedish:
blanda
— mix, blend
Swedish:
legera
— mix, blend
Turkish:
katmak
— mix, blend
Turkish:
dahil etmek
— mix, blend
Ukrainian:
змі́шувати
(zmíšuvaty)
— mix, blend
Urdu:
ملانا
(milānā)
— mix, blend
Bulgarian:
приемам за член
(priemam za člen)
— admit as a member of a company
Italian:
inserire
— admit as a member of a company
Māori:
kaporeihana
— admit as a member of a company
Portuguese:
incorporar
— admit as a member of a company
Russian:
принима́ть
(prinimátʹ)
— admit as a member of a company
Russian:
приня́ть
(prinjátʹ)
— admit as a member of a company
Spanish:
incorporar
— admit as a member of a company
Spanish:
admitir
— admit as a member of a company
Swedish:
uppta
— admit as a member of a company
Ukrainian:
прийма́ти
(pryjmáty)
— admit as a member of a company
German:
gründen
— form into a legal company
German:
einverleiben
— form into a legal company
Māori:
whakakaporeihana
— form into a legal company
Portuguese:
incorporar
— form into a legal company
Spanish:
legalizar
— form into a legal company
Spanish:
constituir
— form into a legal company
Swedish:
göra till en korporation
— form into a legal company
