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.—
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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
Bette HilemanThese examples show clean and clever design, thoughtful material selection, and incorporation of furniture or furniture-like elements.—Bill Crosby
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: creation or formation of a legal corporation
The American Maine-Anjou Association is currently celebrating its twentieth anniversary of incorporation.—American Beef Cattleman
American Beef CattlemanExamples 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
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The integration of generative AI is further adding another dimension to the field, enabling seamless incorporation of disparate multi-modal ( text, image, video etc.) datasets and facilitating more complex simulations.
—Timothy Papandreou, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Tesla has since shifted its state of incorporation to Texas.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 18 Mar. 2025
These ties influenced Philly’s early incorporation of the veterinary sedative xylazine into the street drug supply.
—Fernando Montero, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2025
Another, more substantive asset is its style, which calls to mind narratives like End of Watch in its incorporation of dash cam, body cam and cell phone footage alongside more conventional handheld camerawork.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
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Timothy Papandreou, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Tesla has since shifted its state of incorporation to Texas.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 18 Mar. 2025
These ties influenced Philly’s early incorporation of the veterinary sedative xylazine into the street drug supply.
—Fernando Montero, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2025
Another, more substantive asset is its style, which calls to mind narratives like End of Watch in its incorporation of dash cam, body cam and cell phone footage alongside more conventional handheld camerawork.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Incorporation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incorporation. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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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
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