incorporate

v., -rat·ed, -rat·ing, -rates.

v.tr.

1. To unite (one thing) with something else already in existence: incorporated the letter into her diary.
2. To admit as a member to a corporation or similar organization.
3. To cause to merge or combine together into a united whole.
4. To cause to form into a legal corporation: incorporate a business.
5. To give substance or material form to; embody.
6. Linguistics. To cause (a word, for example) to undergo noun incorporation.

v.intr.

1. To become united or combined into an organized body.
2. To become or form a legal corporation: San Antonio incorporated as a city in 1837.
3. Linguistics. To be formed by or allow formation by noun incorporation.

adj. (-pər-ĭt)

1. Combined into one united body; merged.
2. Formed into a legal corporation.

[Middle English incorporaten, from Late Latin incorporāre, incorporāt-, to form into a body : Latin in-, causative pref.; see in-² + Latin corpus, corpor-, body; see corpus.]

incorporable in·cor'po·ra·ble (-pər-ə-bəl) adj.
incorporation in·cor'po·ra'tion n.
incorporative in·cor'po·ra'tive adj.
incorporator in·cor'po·ra'tor n.

1. To organize and be granted status as a Corporation by following prescribed legal procedures.

2. To include, as to incorporate additional materials in a report.

3. To provide a geographic area a legal status. Cities generally are incorporated entities.

1. to form a Corporation under state regulations provided by the Secretary of State.
Example: Abel intends to enter the real estate Brokerage business and wishes to protect his personal Assets. He retains a lawyer to whom he pays a $2,500 fee to incorporate the business. Abel is the sole stockholder and chairman of the board of directors. Abel's personal assets are protected because Liability is limited to the assets owned by the corporation.

2. To provide a geographic area the legal status of a political subdivision of the state.
Example: A large Subdivision outside a large city petitions the state legislature to incorporate as an independent city. The residents of the incorporated area may elect representatives and tax themselves to provide services.

verb

1. To make a part of a united whole: combine, embody, integrate. See include/exclude.
2. To construct or include as an integral or permanent part: build in, integrate. See include/exclude.

v

Definition: include, combine
Antonyms: divide, drop, exclude, separate

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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

To formally create a corporation pursuant to the requirements prescribed by state statute; to confer a corporate franchise upon certain individuals.

1. the union of one substance with another, or with others, in a composite mass.
2. a legal procedure by which a veterinary practice is turned into a company. Unless the company is run entirely by veterinarians there is the risk that the professional ethic that the good of the patient is paramount may be overcome by a more profit-conscious set of rules. There are many advantages to incorporation in terms of financial security and adequacy of financial return to the veterinarian.

Common misspelling(s) of incorporation

• incorperation

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - inkorporere, indlemme, indføje, indarbejde, indbygge, omfatte, optage, indpasse
v. intr. - blive inkorporeret, indlemmes, indføjes, indarbejdes, omfattes, optages
adj. - inkorporeret, indlemmet, indføjet, indarbejdet, omfattet, optaget

Nederlands (Dutch)
bevatten, opnemen, inlijven, toelaten als lid van bedrijf, naamloze vennootschap vormen, belichaamd, tot rechtspersoon gevormd

Français (French)
v. tr. - incorporer, comporter, (Comm, Jur) constituer en société commerciale
v. intr. - (Comm, Jur) se constituer en société commerciale
adj. - constitué en société commerciale

Deutsch (German)
v. - aufnehmen, (sich) vereinigen, inkorporieren
adj. - unkörperlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ενσωματώνω/-ομαι, συγχωνεύω/-ομαι
adj. - ενσωματωμένος

Italiano (Italian)
comprendere, incorporare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - incorporar
adj. - incorporado

Русский (Russian)
объединенный, объединять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - incorporar, incluir, comprender, agregar, anexar, dar cuerpo o forma material, combinar
v. intr. - incorporarse, unirse, mezclarse
adj. - incorporado, unido íntimamente, incorpóreo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - införliva(s), lägga till, arbeta in, omfatta, blanda, uppta, göra till en korporation, integrera(s)
adj. - som bildar en korporation, ansluten till en korporation, införlivad

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
合并, 具体表现, 使组成公司, 组成公司, 混合, 合并的, 一体化的, 公司组织的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 合併, 具體表現, 使組成公司
v. intr. - 合併, 組成公司, 混合
adj. - 合併的, 一體化的, 公司組織的

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 통합시키다, 법인으로 만들다, 가입시키다, 혼합하다
v. intr. - 섞이다, 법인조직이 되다
adj. - 무형의, 영적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 合同した, 法人組織の
v. - 受け入れる, 合体させる, 法人組織にする, 会社にする, 具体化する, 合同する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يدمج (صفه) متحد, مندمج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮איחד, מיזג, כלל, איגד, קיבל לחברה‬
v. intr. - ‮התאחד, התמזג‬
adj. - ‮נרשמה כחוק כאגודה, שותפות, תאגיד וכו' (חברה)‬

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