concorporate: meaning, definition, pronunciation and examples
Obsolete / Extremely RareArchaic, Formal
Quick answer
What does “concorporate” mean?
(Verb, obsolete/rare) To unite or join into a single body.
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Definition
Meaning and Definition
(Verb, obsolete/rare) To unite or join into a single body; to incorporate together. (Adjective, obsolete) United into a single body; jointly incorporated.
A historical or literary term describing the act of merging entities into one cohesive whole. Its primary use is now limited to formal, legal, or ecclesiastical contexts from earlier centuries.
Dialectal Variation
British vs American Usage
Differences
No modern regional difference exists. It may appear slightly more often in historical British legal/ecclesiastical texts.
Connotations
In both varieties, it carries an archaic, scholarly, or deliberately historical connotation.
Frequency
Virtually never used in modern spoken or written English in either variety.
Grammar
How to Use “concorporate” in a Sentence
[NP1] concorporates with [NP2][NP1] and [NP2] are concorporateVocabulary
Collocations
Examples
Examples of “concorporate” in a Sentence
verb
British English
- The ancient guilds sought to concorporate for greater influence.
- The treatise argues that man and wife concorporate in holy matrimony.
American English
- The colonies attempted to concorporate under a single charter. (historical)
adjective
British English
- The two dioceses became a single, concorporate entity.
- They formed a concorporate alliance against the crown.
American English
- The merged congregations were now concorporate. (historical/ecclesiastical)
Usage
Meaning in Context
Business
Not used.
Academic
Potentially in historical linguistics, theology, or legal history to describe the merging of institutions.
Everyday
Never used.
Technical
Not used in modern technical fields.
Vocabulary
Synonyms of “concorporate”
Watch out
Common Mistakes When Using “concorporate”
- Using it in modern contexts.
- Confusing it with 'incorporate' in a modern business sense.
- Misspelling as 'concorpate' or 'concorporeal'.
- Using it as a noun.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, but it is classified as obsolete or archaic. It is recorded in historical dictionaries like the OED but is not part of active modern vocabulary.
Both mean to form into one body. 'Incorporate' is the standard, modern term. 'Concorporate' is an archaic variant that often emphasised the 'togetherness' of the act. In practice, they were often synonyms.
No, unless you are writing historical fiction or academic work about historical texts and wish to use period-accurate terminology. For all modern purposes, use 'incorporate', 'merge', or 'unite'.
The expected noun would be 'concorporation', which is equally archaic and rare, meaning the act of concorporating or the state of being concorporate.
(Verb, obsolete/rare) To unite or join into a single body.
Concorporate is usually archaic, formal in register.
Concorporate: in British English it is pronounced /kɒnˈkɔːp(ə)rət/ (adj.), /kɒnˈkɔːpəreɪt/ (v.), and in American English it is pronounced /kɑnˈkɔrp(ə)rət/ (adj.), /kɑnˈkɔrpəreɪt/ (v.). Tap the audio buttons above to hear it.
Learning
Memory Aids
Mnemonic
Think: 'CON' (together) + 'CORPORATE' (body). It means 'to bring bodies together into one'.
Conceptual Metaphor
UNION IS THE FORMATION OF A SINGLE BODY.
Practice
Quiz
In which context would the word 'concorporate' most likely be found?