Main Entry: in·cor·po·ra·tion

Pronunciation: \in-ˌkȯr-pə-ˈrā-shən\

Function: noun

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 identifiying with or introjecting something <the incorporation of the external world in the superego—G. S. Blum>