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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Incorporate \In*cor"po*rate\, verb (used with an object) [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 gods,
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.
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