Corp-, Corpor-

Meaning: body

Root word: Latin corpuscorporis

Similar roots: copr- meaning “dung”, cor- meaning “heart”

Opposite roots:

English Words with the Root

Commonly encountered words are in bold.

Corporation: A legal entity that is separate from its owners, created to conduct business and can own assets, incur liabilities, and enter contracts.

Accorporate: To incorporate something into a body or entity; to unite with or become part of a corporation.

Concorporate: To join or unite two or more entities into a single corporation or body.

Concorporation: The act of forming a single corporation from multiple entities; the state of being incorporated together.

Incorporate: To form or combine into a single legal entity; to include or integrate as part of a whole.

Incorporation: The act of forming a corporation; the legal process by which a business or organization becomes a corporation.

Corporate: Relating to a corporation or a large company; often used to describe collective actions or structures.

Disincorporation: The act of dissolving or disbanding a corporation; the process of removing corporate status.

Disincorporate: To dissolve or separate an incorporated entity; to remove from corporate status.

Corporature: The structure or framework of a corporation; may also refer to the physical embodiment of corporate identity.

Corporative: Relating to or organized as a corporation; often used in contexts discussing collective or cooperative efforts.

Corporal: Pertaining to the body; often used in military contexts to refer to a rank (e.g., corporal).

Corps: A group of people working together, often in a military context; can also refer to a branch of the armed forces.

Corporality: The quality or state of being corporeal; physical existence or embodiment.

Corporeal: Having a physical body; relating to the tangible or material aspects of existence.

Corporeality: The state or quality of having a physical body; the quality of being corporeal.

Corporeity: The state or quality of being corporeal; physical existence.

Extracorporeal: Outside of the body; often used in medical contexts to describe procedures or activities that occur outside the physical body.

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is used to oxygenate the blood and circulate it through the body in case of severe heart or lung damage.

Incorporal: Not having a physical body; lacking material existence.

Incorporality: The quality or state of being incorporal; absence of physical form.

Incorporeal: Without a physical body; intangible or not consisting of matter.

Incorporeality: The state of being incorporeal; lack of physical form or substance.

Incorporeity: The quality of being incorporeal; the absence of corporeal characteristics.

Corpse: A dead body, particularly of a human; the physical remains after death.

Corpulence: The state of being excessively overweight or obese; describes a large body size.

Corpulent: Having a large, bulky body; overweight or obese.

Corpus: A body of texts or writings, often used in reference to a collection of works; can also refer to a physical body in medical or biological contexts.

Corpuscle: A small particle or cell, especially in a biological context; often refers to blood cells.

Corpuscular: Relating to corpuscles; used in scientific contexts, especially in physics and biology, to describe phenomena at a particle level.

Bicorporal: Having two bodies; can refer to a dual physical form or the combination of two corporate entities.

Tricorporal: Having three bodies; may refer to entities that combine or involve three physical forms or aspects.

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List of Greek and Latin roots in English – Wikipedia

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Other Roots Used in These Words

  • in-
  • con-
  • dis-
  • tri-
  • bi-

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