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incorporation

incorporation

17 4.9
An act of combining things into a single whole
  • noun
  • /ɪnˌkɔːrpəˈreɪʃən/
translation icon : incorporación
  • The incorporation of different cultural traditions made the festival a unique experience.
  • incorporation process
  • incorporation and assimilation
  • incorporation of cultural

So that was an incorporation of people who had been despised.

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Examples

  • The teacher emphasized the incorporation of teamwork in her classroom activities.

  • The incorporation of renewable energy sources will help reduce carbon emissions.

  • We also talk about incorporation of dance and movement.

  • The incorporation of this new data into who you are.

  • And incorporation papers will cost you $100.

  • With the bread and wine, we celebrate the incorporation of this life in the believing community.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Work is underway to develop methods for the incorporation of climate change risks in ongoing water utility.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Essentially, the treaty provides for the orderly incorporation of East Germany into the Federal Republic.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Although the group asked for incorporation in 1869, public records indicate that it had existed as early as 1858.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Folate is essential for the incorporation of thymine adna nucleotide into DNA.

Synonyms

mix
vsincorporation
276 1.0

A group of different things or people that are together

is about adding parts into an established single entity rather than a simple blend
merger
vsincorporation
189 3.9

Joining two or more companies to become one

focuses on including parts into any whole rather than only corporate combinations
mixture
vsincorporation
58 1.2

An action that brings two or more things together

is more about including parts into one formal entity rather than mere blending
integration
vsincorporation
47 4.0

Putting two or more parts together so they work as one

focuses on including parts into one whole without stressing cooperation
consolidation
vsincorporation
43 5.5

To join several groups or parts together to make one stronger unit

is more about adding into an existing whole to increase effectiveness
unification
vsincorporation
31 4.3

A process that brings separate people or groups together to form one unit

involves including parts into a whole rather than forming a new unit
aggregation
vsincorporation
11 6.1

A group of things joined together as one whole

focuses on including parts into a single entity rather than simple grouping
amalgamation
vsincorporation
  • Formal
6 7.5

A joining of two or more groups into one

emphasizes inclusion into a single whole rather than mere joining
compounding
vsincorporation
6 5.5

Putting two or more things together to make one new thing

emphasizes adding parts into one whole rather than forming something separate
uniting
vsincorporation
3 3.5

The joining of separate people, groups, or companies into one

focuses on including parts into a whole rather than only joining
coalescence
vsincorporation
1 7.8

The joining of separate parts to form one whole

is more about deliberate inclusion into one whole than natural union
merging
vsincorporation
1 3.0

The act of joining two or more things into one

stresses including parts within an already formed whole
combining
vsincorporation
2.4

Joining two or more things to make one

is about adding parts into an existing single whole

Antonyms

89 2.6

The process of moving apart or staying apart

Something breaks into smaller pieces and falls apart

Compounds

A legal document filed with the state that creates a company

An official paper from the government that shows a company is legally formed

How Integrated

integration
47 4.0
consolidation
43 5.5
incorporation
17 4.9
inclusion
65 3.7

Surface Forms

incorporation singular

Morphology

incorporation = incorporate (semi-transparent) = in + corpor + ate + ion

This noun is a standard and easily interpretable nominalization of the verb 'incorporate'.

Etymology

Incorporation comes from the Latin parts in- 'in' and corpus 'body', so it meant 'putting into a body'. Think of it as putting many parts into one body — just like a corporate company is one body made of many people — so an incorporation is the act of joining things into a single whole.