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Date: 1300-1400
Language: Late Latin
Origin: , past participle of incorporare, from Latin corpus 'body'

incorporate

 verb
     
in‧cor‧po‧rate W3 [transitive]
to include something as part of a group, system, plan etc
incorporate something into/in something
We've incorporated many environmentally-friendly features into the design of the building.
Our original proposals were not incorporated in the new legislation.
—incorporation noun [uncountable]
the incorporation of the college into the university
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