incorporation

noun

in·​cor·​po·​ra·​tion in-ˌkȯr-pə-ˈrā-shən 

plural incorporations

1

: the act or an instance of incorporating : something or the state of being incorporated

incorporation of a conquered territory into an empire

incorporation of new ideas into a business plan

Since silver is a conductor of heat, it was deemed inappropriate for hot drinks until the incorporation of wood, ivory, or bone handles made it possible to use silver for pots, hot water kettles, and the like.

—Allison Eckardt Ledes

… the U.S. delegation has been advocating reforestation and the incorporation of carbon in agricultural soils as a substitute for reducing emissions from burning fossil fuels.

—Bette Hileman

These examples show clean and clever design, thoughtful material selection, and incorporation of furniture or furniture-like elements.

—Bill Crosby

2

: creation or formation of a legal corporation

The American Maine-Anjou Association is currently celebrating its twentieth anniversary of incorporation.

—American Beef Cattleman

Synonyms

• abstract
• avatar
• embodier
• embodiment
• epitome
• externalization
• genius
• icon
• ikon
• image
• incarnation
• instantiation
• manifestation
• objectification
• personification
• personifier

Examples of incorporation in a Sentence

the workers stood nervously before the company boss, for he was to them the incorporation of all that controlled their fate

Recent Examples on the Web

Since its incorporation in 2003, CosmetAssure has covered some $30 million in claims, according to Amy Fuqua, a program director with the company. —Brennan Kilbane, Allure, 16 Oct. 2024

In some sense, Elden Ring’s treatment of it is just another example of FromSoftware’s particular kind of reflexivity: its incorporation of its games’ formal elements into the fiction of their worlds. —Gabriel Winslow-Yost, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024

In early 2004, Facebook received its first funding of $500,000 barely three months after its incorporation in a Harvard dorm room, and less than a year after the project was conceived. —Peter Vanham, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2024

Earlier this year, SpaceX transferred its incorporation from Delaware to Texas after a Delaware judge invalidated his pay package at Tesla. —Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 17 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing incorporation

• pre-incorporation

Medical Definition

incorporation

noun

in·​cor·​po·​ra·​tion in-ˌkȯr-pə-ˈrā-shən 

1

: the process of taking in and uniting with something especially by chemical reaction

the incorporation of a radioisotope by living cells

2

: the psychological process of identifying with or introjecting something

the incorporation of the external world in the superego

—G. S. Blum