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Incorporate: Meaning, Usage & Examples (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：blend in (incorporate)

incorporate 🔊

/ɪnˈkɔːr.pə.reɪt/

vt.

To add something into a larger group or plan so it becomes part of it.

Incorporating herbs into dough by hand mixing

blend in 🔊

➕

/blɛnd ɪn/

vt.

To make something part of a larger whole by mixing or including it.

📁 Category：Diet & Health 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'incorporare', from 'in-' (into) + 'corpus' (body).

💡 Mnemonic

Think of a 'corp' (body) - you 'in-corp-orate' ingredients into the body of the dough.

📖 Example

Sarah decided to incorporate chopped walnuts into her banana bread batter for extra crunch. 🔊 Sarah decided to add chopped walnuts into her banana bread batter for extra crunch.

🔗 Collocations

incorporate into – to add something into a mixture or group

incorporate in – to include something within something else

incorporate with – to combine something together with another thing

🔄 Synonyms

include (vt.) – to contain as part of a whole

integrate (vt.) – to combine two or more things so that they work together

blend (vt.) – to mix together smoothly

🚫 Antonyms

exclude (vt.) – to leave out or prevent from being included

remove (vt.) – to take away or separate from a whole

separate (vt.) – to divide or keep apart

🌱 Derivatives

incorporated (adj.) – formed into a legal corporation; included as part of a whole

incorporation (n.) – the act of incorporating or the state of being incorporated

incorporating (adj.) – that incorporates or includes something

📖 Cultural Story

Incorporare in Latin meant 'to form into a body'. The word evolved to describe both physically adding something to a mixture and legally forming a corporate entity.

Meaning 2：merge legally (incorporate)

incorporate 🔊

/ɪnˈkɔːr.pə.reɪt/

vt.

To legally form a company or combine two businesses into one new entity.

Lawyer explaining business incorporation with document

merge legally 🔊

➕

/mɜːrdʒ ˈliːɡəli/

vt.

To create a legally recognized company or to unite two businesses into one legal entity.

📁 Category：Social Economy 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

The two tech startups decided to incorporate their businesses to form a stronger new company. 🔊 The two tech startups decided to merge their businesses to form a stronger new company.

🔗 Collocations

incorporate as – to establish a business under a specific legal form

incorporate under – to register a company according to a jurisdiction's laws

incorporate with – to join together with another entity to form a single corporation

🔄 Synonyms

merge (vi./vt.) – to combine two companies into one

unite (vt.) – to join together to form a single unit

federate (vt./vi.) – to form a federal union or alliance

🚫 Antonyms

dissolve (vt.) – to close down a company legally

liquidate (vt.) – to sell off assets and terminate a business

separate (vt.) – to divide a combined entity into parts

🌱 Derivatives

incorporation (n.) – the act of forming a legal corporation

incorporated (adj.) – formed into a legal corporation (often used in company names as 'Inc.')

incorporator (n.) – a person who establishes a corporation