incorporate
/ˌɪnˈkɔːpəˌeɪt/in-KAWR-pur-ayt
/ˌɪnˈkɔɹpɚˌeɪt/in-KAWR-pur-ayt
Meaningto put into a body
Common meaning: to bring something in so it becomes one with the rest
- inin, into; (before adjectives) not
- corpa bodyLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 472 · scan
- oragent ending: the doer, or the device that does it
- ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having
‘in, into’ + ‘a body’ → incorporate
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
- No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin corpus ‘a body’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry corpus, p. 472 · dictionary scan
Roots
- corpus, corporis Latin “a body”
Related words
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