incorporation

/ɪnkɔrpəˈreɪʃɪn/

/ɪnkɔpəˈreɪʃən/

Other forms: incorporations

Incorporation is making something part of a whole. The incorporation of egg yolks into a hot liquid must be done slowly so the eggs don't curdle.

Incorporation can also refer to making a company a legal corporation, and the "Inc." after many company names stands for "Incorporated." If you're starting a new business, you should look into the laws regarding incorporation in your state, to see if incorporating would make sense for you. When territory is acquired and taken into a larger body, that's also incorporation. The incorporation of your small neighborhood park into the county parks system will help preserve it as a green space.

Definitions of incorporation

1. noun

   consolidating two or more things; union in (or into) one body
   type of:

   consolidation, integration

   the act of combining into an integral whole
2. noun

   including by incorporating
   types:

   annexation, appropriation

   incorporation by joining or uniting

   type of:

   inclusion

   the act of including
3. noun

   the act or process of establishing a city or organization as a legal entity
   type of:

   constitution, establishment, formation, organisation, organization

   the act of forming or establishing something
4. noun

   learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself
   synonyms: internalisation, internalization

   types:

   introjection

   (psychology) unconscious internalization of aspects of the world (especially aspects of persons) within the self in such a way that the internalized representation takes over the psychological functions of the external objects

   introjection

   (psychoanalysis) the internalization of the parent figures and their values; leads to the formation of the superego

   type of:

   acquisition, learning

   the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge