in·cor·po·rate /in-'kȯr-pə-ˌrāt/ vb -rat·ed, -rat·ing
vt
1: to unite with something else to form a whole
incorporate the agreement into the divorce
2: to form (as a business) into a legal corporation
3: to include (rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights) within the guarantees of the Fourteenth Amendment see also selective incorporation, total incorporation
vi: to form a legal corporation
in·cor·po·ra·tion /in-ˌkȯr-pə-'rā-shən/ n
incorporate by reference: to make (the terms of a contemporaneous or earlier document) part of another document (as a codicil) by specific reference in that document see also republish
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.