Definition

1. Verb (transitive):
   • To unite or combine one thing with another to form a single entity or whole.
   • To include something as a part of a larger system, group, or thing.
   • To form a legal corporation.

Usage

• As a verb, "incorporate" is commonly used to describe the action of blending ideas, elements, or entities.
• It often takes the prepositions into or with.
• In a business context, it specifically means to establish a company as a legal corporation.

Examples

• Verb:
  • The chef will incorporate fresh herbs into the sauce.
  • We plan to incorporate your feedback with the existing design.
  • The two small businesses decided to incorporate to increase their market share.
  • The new model incorporates several safety features not found in older versions.

Advanced Usage

• "to be incorporated": To be formed into a legal corporation.
  • The company was incorporated in 1995.
• "to incorporate something seamlessly": To blend something in a way that is smooth and unnoticeable.
  • The architect's goal was to incorporate modern elements seamlessly into the historic building.

Variants and Related Words

• Incorporation (noun): The process of incorporating or the state of being incorporated.
  • The incorporation of new technology transformed the industry.
• Incorporated (adjective): Formed into a legal corporation (often abbreviated as "Inc.").
  • Apple Inc. is a publicly traded company.

Synonyms

• Integrate: To combine one thing with another so they become a whole.
• Assimilate: To absorb and integrate into a wider culture or system.
• Embody: To include or contain as a part of its whole.
• Merge: To combine or cause to combine to form a single entity.

Phrasal Verbs / Common Constructions

• Incorporate into: To include something as part of something else.
  • You should incorporate these new findings into your report.
• Incorporate with: To combine or unite one thing with another.
  • The proposal incorporates the old plan with several new initiatives.

Related Idioms

(No common idioms directly use "incorporate" as the key verb.)

Adjective

1. formed or united into a whole

Verb

1. unite or merge with something already in existence
   • incorporate this document with those pertaining to the same case
2. form a corporation
3. include or contain; have as a component
   • A totally new idea is comprised in this paper
   • The record contains many old songs from the 1930's
4. make into a whole or make part of a whole
   • She incorporated his suggestions into her proposal