5  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Incorporate  \In*cor"po*rate\,  a.  [L.  incorporatus  See  {In-} 
  not  and  {Corporate}.] 
  1.  Not  consisting  of  matter;  not  having  a  material  body; 
  incorporeal;  spiritual. 
 
  Moses  forbore  to  speak  of  angles,  and  things 
  invisible,  and  incorporate.  --Sir  W. 
  Raleigh. 
 
  2.  Not  incorporated;  not  existing  as  a  corporation;  as  an 
  incorporate  banking  association. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Incorporate  \In*cor"po*rate\,  a.  [L.  incorporatus  p.  p.  of 
  incorporare  to  incorporate;  pref.  in-  in  +  corporare  to  make 
  into  a  body.  See  {Corporate}.] 
  Corporate;  incorporated;  made  one  body,  or  united  in  one 
  body;  associated;  mixed  together;  combined;  embodied. 
 
  As  if  our  hands,  our  sides,  voices,  and  minds  Had  been 
  incorporate.  --Shak. 
 
  A  fifteenth  part  of  silver  incorporate  with  gold. 
  --Bacon. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Incorporate  \In*cor"po*rate\,  v.  i. 
  To  unite  in  one  body  so  as  to  make  a  part  of  it  to  be  mixed 
  or  blended;  --  usually  followed  by  with 
 
  Painters'  colors  and  ashes  do  better  incorporate  will 
  oil.  --Bacon. 
 
  He  never  suffers  wrong  so  long  to  grow,  And  to 
  incorporate  with  right  so  far  As  it  might  come  to  seem 
  the  same  in  show  --Daniel. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Incorporate  \In*cor"po*rate\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p. 
  {Incorporated};  p.  pr  &  vb  n.  {Incorporating}.] 
  1.  To  form  into  a  body;  to  combine,  as  different  ingredients. 
  into  one  consistent  mass. 
 
  By  your  leaves,  you  shall  not  stay  alone,  Till  holy 
  church  incorporate  two  in  one  --Shak. 
 
  2.  To  unite  with  a  material  body;  to  give  a  material  form  to 
  to  embody. 
 
  The  idolaters,  who  worshiped  their  images  as  golds, 
  supposed  some  spirit  to  be  incorporated  therein. 
  --Bp. 
  Stillingfleet 
 
  3.  To  unite  with  or  introduce  into  a  mass  already  formed; 
  as  to  incorporate  copper  with  silver;  --  used  with  with 
  and  into 
 
  4.  To  unite  intimately;  to  blend;  to  assimilate;  to  combine 
  into  a  structure  or  organization,  whether  material  or 
  mental;  as  to  incorporate  provinces  into  the  realm;  to 
  incorporate  another's  ideas  into  one's  work 
 
  The  Romans  did  not  subdue  a  country  to  put  the 
  inhabitants  to  fire  and  sword,  but  to  incorporate 
  them  into  their  own  community.  --Addison. 
 
  5.  To  form  into  a  legal  body,  or  body  politic;  to  constitute 
  into  a  corporation  recognized  by  law,  with  special 
  functions,  rights,  duties  and  liabilities;  as  to 
  incorporate  a  bank,  a  railroad  company,  a  city  or  town, 
  etc 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  incorporate 
  adj  :  formed  or  united  into  a  whole  [syn:  {incorporated},  {integrated}, 
  {merged},  {unified}] 
  v  1:  make  into  a  whole  or  make  part  of  a  whole;  "She  incorporated 
  his  suggestions  into  her  proposal"  [syn:  {integrate}] 
  [ant:  {disintegrate}] 
  2:  include  or  contain;  have  as  a  component;  "A  totally  new  idea 
  is  comprised  in  this  paper";  "The  record  contains  many  old 
  songs  from  the  1930's"  [syn:  {contain},  {comprise}] 
  3:  form  a  corporation;  in  business 
  4:  unite  or  merge  with  something  already  in  existence; 
  "incorporate  this  document  with  those  pertaining  to  the 
  same  case" 

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