English Explanatory Dictionary

incorporation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of incorporating, or the state of being incorporated.
  2. The union of different ingredients in one mass; mixture; combination; synthesis.
  3. The union of something with a body already existing; association; intimate union; assimilation.
  4. The act of creating a corporation.
  5. A body incorporated; a corporation.
  6. A phenomenon by which a grammatical category forms a compound with its direct object or adverbial modifier, while retaining its original syntactic function.
  7. A doctrine of constitutional law according to which certain parts of the Bill of Rights are extended to bind individual American states. ᵂᵖ

Pronunciation

/ɪŋˌkɔːpəˈɹeɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-incorporation.wav /ɪŋˌkɔɹpəˈɹeɪʃən/ /ɪŋˌkoːpəˈɹæɪʃən/

Word forms

incorporation incorporations

Etymology

From Middle English incorporacioun, from Old French incorporacion, from Late Latin incorporatio. By surface analysis, incorporate + -ion.

Derived words

articles of incorporation bioincorporation coincorporation disincorporation misincorporation municipal incorporation photoincorporation preincorporation reincorporation unincorporation
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