incorporate

/in'kɔ:pərit/
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incorporate

The chef will incorporate fresh herbs into the sauce.

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.)

incorporate

The chef will incorporate fresh herbs into the sauce.

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