Incorporation

/ɪŋˌkɔːpəˈɹeɪʃən/ · noun

Meaning

The act of incorporating, or the state of being incorporated..

Definitions by Sense

1. The act of incorporating, or the state of being incorporated.
2. The union of different ingredients in one mass; mixture; combination; synthesis.
3. The union of something with a body already existing; association; intimate union; assimilation.
4. The act of creating a corporation.
5. A body incorporated; a corporation.
6. (linguistics) A phenomenon by which a grammatical category forms a compound with its direct object or adverbial modifier, while retaining its original syntactic function.
7. (law) A doctrine of constitutional law according to which certain parts of the Bill of Rights are extended to bind individual American states. ᵂᵖ

Example Sentences

One of the remarkable innovations in concrete technology is the development of self-healing cementitious materials through the incorporation of bacterial agents.

After the city's incorporation into the capital district, the population rose.

Board Member Matt Disko is set to become Council Member Disko and says incorporation is primarily about greater control.

Incorporation is central to many polysynthetic languages such as those found in North America, Siberia and northern Australia.

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