in·cor·po·ra·tive \ə̇nˈkȯ(r)pəˌrā]d.]iv, -p(ə)rə], ]t], ]ēv also ]əv\adjective : incorporating or tending to incorporate: as a.of language: agglutinative, polysynthetic b.of a state: growing by taking over and incorporating adjacent territories < the Russian Empire was a typical incorporative state >