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INCORPORATE

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Formed or united into a whole

Synonyms:

incorporate; incorporated; integrated; merged; unified

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

united (characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make into a whole or make part of a whole

Example:

She incorporated his suggestions into her proposal

Synonyms:

incorporate; integrate

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "incorporate" is one way to...):

combine; compound (combine so as to form a whole; mix)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "incorporate"):

fold (incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating)

reintegrate (integrate again)

build in (make something an integral part of something else)

re-incorporate (incorporate again or anew)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Derivation:

incorporation (including by incorporating)

incorporation (consolidating two or more things; union in (or into) one body)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Unite or merge with something already in existence

Example:

incorporate this document with those pertaining to the same case

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "incorporate" is one way to...):

gather in; take in (fold up)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

incorporation (consolidating two or more things; union in (or into) one body)

incorporative (growing by taking over and incorporating adjacent territories)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Form a corporation

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "incorporate" is one way to...):

create; make (make or cause to be or to become)

Domain category:

business; business sector (business concerns collectively)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sense 4

Meaning:

Include or contain; have as a component

Example:

The record contains many old songs from the 1930's

Synonyms:

comprise; contain; incorporate

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "incorporate" is one way to...):

include (have as a part, be made up out of)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Derivation:

incorporation (including by incorporating)

Credits

 Context examples: 

After metabolism to 6-azauridine-5-prime monophosphate, 6-Azauridine inhibits de novo pyrimidine biosynthesis and its 5-prime triphosphate metabolite gets incorporated into RNA, thereby preventing RNA synthesis.

(Azaribine, NCI Thesaurus)

Cidofovir diphosphate, bearing structural similarity to nucleotides, competes with deoxycytosine-5-triphosphate (dCTP) for viral DNA polymerase and gets incorporated into the growing viral DNA strands.

(Cidofovir, NCI Thesaurus)

The Final Budget, which must be reviewed and approved by the Institution, and the Protocol are incorporated into the Clinical Trial Agreement.

(Clinical Trial Agreement, NCI Thesaurus)

An organic compound that has sulfur incorporated into its structure and exposure to this compound can increase the risk of human cancer.

(Organo-sulfur Carcinogen, NCI Thesaurus)

A paclitaxel formulation containing paclitaxel incorporated in biodegradable polyphosphoester (PPE) polymer form with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Paclitaxel PPE Microspheres, NCI Thesaurus)

The L-form of Phenylalanine is incorporated into proteins, while the D-form acts as a painkiller.

(Phenylalanine, NCI Thesaurus)

All things therefore seemed to point to this; that I was slowly losing hold of my original and better self, and becoming slowly incorporated with my second and worse.

(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

An organic carcinogen having a C-N bond incorporated in its structure.

(Organo-nitrogen Carcinogen, NCI Thesaurus)

A nanoparticle-based prodrug formulation consisting of polymeric micelles incorporating the inorganic platinum agent cisplatin with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Micellar Nanoparticle-Encapsulated Cisplatin NC-6004, NCI Thesaurus)

The triphosphate form is incorporated into RNA and inhibits RNA synthesis.

(Cytidine Analog RX-3117, NCI Thesaurus)