reincorporate

verb

re·​in·​cor·​po·​rate (ˌ)rē-in-ˈkȯr-pə-ˌrāt 

reincorporated; reincorporating

transitive + intransitive

: to incorporate again: such as

a

: to form or cause (something or someone) to form a corporation again

U.S. companies reincorporate abroad … to avoid paying U.S. taxes.

—Peter Beinart

… he even reincorporated the company as a public benefit corporation, which legally requires it to prioritize its effects on society as much as its profitability.

—Deborah Aarts

b

: to become part of or cause (someone or something) to become part of a group or whole again

… the non-Russian republics who did not want Russia to assert later that it had the right to reincorporate those republics into the Russian empire.

—Edmund Haislmaier

… had been invited by the command to discuss how the rebels could reincorporate into civilian life.

—Douglas Farah

Many experts advocate … gradually reincorporating some of the foods you've eliminated so you can see how they make you feel.

—Stephanie Eckelkamp

After the cooking is done, let the breasts sit at room temperature for five minutes before serving so that the natural juices can reincorporate into the meat.

—Bruce Weinstein

also : to blend or combine again

Using your ladle, stir the batter to reincorporate the cornstarch, which has a tendency to settle on the bottom of the bowl.

—Jennifer Aranas

reincorporation

(ˌ)rē-in-ˌkȯr-pə-ˈrā-shən 

noun

plural reincorporations

The reincorporation, which will merge the existing company into a new, wholly owned subsidiary, was approved …

—Kaija Wilkinson

Examples of reincorporate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

TripAdvisor When TripAdvisor wanted to reincorporate in Nevada from Delaware, minority stockholders objected. —Priya Cherian Huskins, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024

This case highlights a potential way for Delaware companies to reincorporate in other states, but the process carries litigation risks. —Priya Cherian Huskins, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024

Moreover, China does not seem to have much in the way of territorial ambitions beyond reincorporating Taiwan at some point and settling disputes over parts of its border and over the seas around it. —John Mueller, Foreign Affairs, 21 Sep. 2023

Also in May, the Omani and Iranian finance ministers met in Jeddah during the Islamic Development Bank Group’s annual meeting to begin working to reincorporate Iranian corporate entities into the Gulf’s southern commercial hubs. —Jamsheed K. Choksy, Foreign Affairs, 20 July 2023

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1600, in the meaning defined above