reincorporate
Definition
- Verb:
- To incorporate again: "reincorporate" means to bring something back into a larger whole, or to include it again as part of a unified system, organization, or structure. This can apply to physical objects, ideas, legal entities, or abstract concepts.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- The company decided to reincorporate its subsidiary after the merger was reversed. (The subsidiary was brought back into the main company structure.)
- The teacher asked the students to reincorporate the feedback into their revised essays. (To include the feedback again in the new version of the writing.)
- After the break, the team needed to reincorporate the new member into the workflow. (To integrate the new member back into the team's processes.)
Advanced Usage
"to reincorporate into": to bring something back into a specific group or system.
- The lost data was eventually reincorporated into the main database. (The missing information was added back into the database.)
"to reincorporate as": to legally form a corporation again, often under a different jurisdiction or structure.
- The business chose to reincorporate as a limited liability company in Delaware. (The business changed its legal status and location.)
Variants and Related Words
Reincorporation (n): the act or process of incorporating again.
- The reincorporation of the department took several months. (The process of bringing the department back into the organization.)
Reincorporating (adj): describing the action of incorporating again.
- The reincorporating procedure required new documentation. (The process of including again needed new paperwork.)
Synonyms
- Reintegrate: to bring back into a unified whole.
- Reabsorb: to take something back into itself.
- Reassimilate: to absorb again into a larger group or culture.
Phrasal Verbs
Related Idioms
- After the dispute, the former member was brought back into the fold, effectively reincorporating them. (The member was reunited with the group.)