incorporation

American

[in-kawr-puh-rey-shuhn] / ɪnˌkɔr pəˈreɪ ʃən /

noun

the act of incorporating incorporate or the state of being incorporated. incorporate. incorporated.
the act of forming a legal corporation.
Grammar. the inclusion of the object or object reference within the inflected verb form, a type of word-formation frequent in American Indian languages.
Psychoanalysis. the adoption of the views or characteristics of others, occurring in children as part of learning and maturation and in adults as a defense mechanism.

Other Word Forms

interincorporation noun
preincorporation noun
reincorporation noun

Etymology

Origin of incorporation

1350–1400; Middle English incorporacioun < Late Latin incorporātiōn- (stem of incorporātiō ), equivalent to incorporāt ( us ) ( incorporate ¹ ) + -iōn -ion

Example Sentences

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AI products, in his experience, have flaws in their make-up that prevent speedy incorporation into business practices.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

This patent-pending technology purifies the isotope by removing it from the bismuth target and then loads it onto a shipping column for incorporation into targeted alpha therapy drugs.

From Science Daily • Nov. 11, 2025

But Mr. Parker’s incorporation of clubby rhythms suggests neither mind-expansion nor hedonism but rather mathematical precision.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

The company issued new shares on Monday as it switched its incorporation to Delaware from North Carolina.

From Barron's • Sep. 30, 2025

For the Xhosa people, circumcision represents the formal incorporation of males into society.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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