cor;po;rate pronunciation: function: adjective etymology: latin corporatus, past participle of corporare to make into a body, from corpor-, corpusdate: 1512 1 a : formed into an association and endowed by law with the rights and liabilities of an individual : incorporated b : of or relating to a corporation lt;a plan to reorganize the corporate structuregt; c : of, relating to, or being the large corporations of a country or region considered as a unit lt;the latest trend in corporate americagt; d : having qualities (as commercialism or lack of originality) associated with large corporations or attributed to their influence or control lt;corporate rock musicgt; lt;corporate artgt;2 : of, relating to, or formed into a unified body of individuals lt;human law arises by the corporate action of a people — g. h. sabinegt;3 : corporative 2— cor;po;rate;ly adverb