2 to make a business into a corporation (= business protected by specific laws)
3 to make a company or organization into a legal corporation (= a particular type of company):
incorporate an association/a business/a company The association was incorporated in 1970.
4 to include something within something else:
incorporate a component/an element/a feature Mobile phones incorporate features of desktop computers, personal digital assistants, and landlines.
incorporate a concept/an idea/a theme Working with colleagues from other countries gives us the opportunity to incorporate new ideas and methods.
incorporate sth into sth We've incorporated the hydraulic central heating into the floor tiles.
incorporate sth with sth Thirty years ago, the idea that a phone could be incorporated with a computer and be held in one hand was the stuff of comic books.
He has become more venturesome this season with dress designs that incorporate a variety of ethnic influences.
The film incorporates elements of fantasy and science fiction.
The act incorporates the European Convention on Human Rights into English law.
On the other hand, they sought to incorporate the philosophical definition of elements as the building blocks of the universe.
Reproductive responses incorporate the phonetic characteristics of the preceding child utterance into maternal responses.
The asset portfolio can incorporate bad outcomes that are relatively independent of economic wellbeing, such as psychological distress.
