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incorporate

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate Oxford US //ˌɪnˈkɔɹpɝˌeɪt// in·cor·po·rate Academic Archaic General-service

v. to include something as a part of a larger group, system, or plan. You use this when you want to show that different things have been combined into one whole.

v. to include or integrate something as a constituent part of a larger whole. In legal contexts, it refers to the formal process of forming a company into a legal corporation.


SIMPLE

We should incorporate your ideas into the final report.

CONTEXTUAL

The new software update will incorporate several features that users have been requesting for months.

COMPLEX

The architect sought to incorporate sustainable materials into the building's design without compromising the aesthetic integrity of the original historical structure.

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Etymology 1

From Middle English, from Late Latin incorporātus, perfect passive participle of incorporō (“to embody, to incorporate”), from in- (“in”) + corpus, corporis (“body”).

Etymology 2

From in- (“not”) + corporate.

Usage

The verb is transitive and takes a direct object. It is frequently followed by the preposition 'into'.

Pitfall

incorporate with your ideas into the planincorporate your ideas into the planIncorporate is a transitive verb; it takes a direct object immediately after the verb, not a preposition like 'with'.

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