Definition

1. 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.)