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

… SpaceX filed to move its business incorporation location from Delaware to Texas …

—Ramishah Maruf

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

—American Beef Cattleman

Synonyms of incorporation

• manifestation
• incarnation
• image

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

The suit also alleged that there was not an official map showing the boundaries for the Mitchell Bend incorporation area. —Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2025

While not entirely up to par with its predecessor, its incorporation of the Amityville house murders, Joseph Bishara's haunting musical score, and Wan's hyper-frenzied direction should still leave most Conjuring fans satisfied. —Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025

The defense agreement permanently tethered the foreign policies of the two countries together, decisively shifting Canada away from its long incorporation in the British Empire. —Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025

After a successful special election for incorporation, the city now covers about 1½ square miles and is about 20 miles from Brownsville, which has a population of about 186,000. —Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing incorporation

• pre-incorporation

Rhymes for incorporation

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration

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