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# incorporate

verb (incorporate, incorporates, incorporated, incorporating); adjective «incorporated» (Inc.)

«incorporate» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To include something as part of a bigger thing: incorporate ideas into a story. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incorporate/#m1)
2. To mix in: incorporate the butter into the flour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incorporate/#m2)
3. (business, law) To make a company into a legal organisation; «Inc.» after a US company name means «Incorporated». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incorporate/#m3)

### In the lessons

In writing lessons, pupils incorporate feedback, quotes or new words into their work. In cooking, you incorporate ingredients gently. In maths projects, you incorporate a chart into a report. Phrases: incorporate into, incorporate ideas, incorporated company.

### Examples

- Try to incorporate three new adjectives into your story. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incorporate/#x1)
- Gently incorporate the eggs into the cake mixture. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incorporate/#x2)
- The new design incorporates a cup holder. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incorporate/#x3)
- Our school play incorporated songs from around the world. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incorporate/#x4)
- The town was incorporated in 1850. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incorporate/#x5)
- The company's name ends in «Inc.», short for «Incorporated». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incorporate/#x6)

### Note

Usually followed by «into» or «in». Noun «incorporation». Similar easier words: «include», «add», «mix in». «Inc.» (US) is like «Ltd» (UK, Australia, NZ).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «incorporate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incorporate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«incorporate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/incorporate.html) on Mova free.