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Definition incorporate in American English

incorporate verb

verb
/ɪnˈkɔrpəˌreɪt/
1

to add or include something as a part of something else, for example as a part of an arrangement or a document

Example

Congress incorporated this principle into the 1977 clean-air Amendments.

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1.1

to include something as a part or as a quality

Example

The course incorporates a strong German language element.

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2

to form a corporation (=a company that can raise money by selling shares)

Example

The company's doing so well, we've decided to incorporate.

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Definition incorporate in American English