corpor & corpThese ROOT-WORDS are CORPOR & CORP which come from the Latin corpus meaning BODY. The word flies from the important detective story prop, the CORPse - to the big business, the CORPORation. 1. Corporal : CORPOR al (kor’ p oral) adj. Relating to the body 2. Corporality : CORPORability (kor pr ral’ it ee) n. The state of being a body, or of having a body 3. Corporate : CORPOR ate (kor’ po rat) adj. Combined into one body; united by legal enactment 4. Corporately : CORPOR ately (kor’ po rat lee) adj. In the manner of being a corporation 5. Corporateness : CORPOR ateness (kor’ po rate nes) n. The quality of being corporate 6. Incorporate : in CORPOR ate (in kor’ po rate) v. To make into an association of persons by legal enactment 7. Corporation : CORPOR ation (kor po ray’ shun) n. A body of men who have been incorporated 8. Corporational : CORPOR ational (kor po ray’ shun al) adj. Relating to corporation 9. Corpuscle : CORP uscle (kor’ pus el) n. A cell that floats in the blood 10. Corporationer : CORPOR ationer (kor po ray’ shun er) n. A member of a corporation 11. Corporeal : CORPOR eal (kor pore’ ee al) adj. Having a material body 12. Corporealist : CORPOR ealist (kor po’ re al ist) n. A materialist; one who is interested only in material things 13. Corporeality : CORPOR eality (kor pore ee al’ it ee) n. The state of corporeal existence 14. Corporosity : CORPOR osity (kor po ros’ i ti) n. Bulky, large bodied 15. Corporify : CORPOR ify (kor por’ i fie) v. To embody; to incorporate 16. Corps : CORP s (kore) n. A group of people organized for a common service; as, Peace Corps 17. Corpse : CORP se (korps) n. A dead body 18. Corpulence : CORP ulence (kor’ pyu lens) n. Excessive fatness; obesity 19. Corpulent : CORP ulent (kor’ pyu lent) adj. Being excessively fat; obese | ||||||||
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