incorporate
/ɪŋˈkɔɹ.pɚ.eɪt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.85 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To include (another clause or guarantee of the US constitution) as a part (of the Fourteenth Amendment, such that the clause binds not only the federal government but also state governments).
American usage
verb
To form into a body; to combine, as different ingredients, into one consistent mass.
Example Sentences
- "The design of his house incorporates a spiral staircase."
- "to incorporate another's ideas into one's work"
- "The Romans[…] did not subdue a country in order to put the inhabitants to fire and sword, but to incorporate them into their own community."
- "In spite of their small size and low weight, many technical developments which have proved themselves in main-line service have been incorporated, and a novelty in the 2-6-0-type is a tender cab to improve the conditions of tender-first running."
- "The new cars incorporate many features first introduced in the 1938 tube stock, but major changes include the use of rubber for the bogie bolster and axlebox suspension, fluorescent lighting, and the panelling of the cars in unpainted aluminium alloy."
- "In Episode 3, Gia incorporates very distinct and strong gestures as she teaches Havelock the phrase, "Unte kowlting gut, to pochuye ke?" ("And everything will be okay, understand?")"
Etymology
From Middle English, from Late Latin incorporātus, perfect passive participle of incorporō (“to embody, to incorporate”), from in- (“in”) + corpus, corporis (“body”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɪŋˈkɔɹ.pɚ.eɪt/
- British English: /ɪŋˈkɔː.pə.ɹeɪt/
Usage
- Transitive verb
- American usage
- Obsolete
Inflected Forms
incorporates (present, singular)
incorporating (participle, present)
incorporated (participle, past)
incorporated (past)
more incorporate (comparative)
most incorporate (superlative)