Incorporation
[ɪn,kɔːpə'reɪʃən] or [ɪn,kɔrpə'reʃən]
Definition
(noun.) including by incorporating.
(noun.) consolidating two or more things; union in (or into) one body.
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Definition
(n.) The act of incorporating, or the state of being incorporated.
(n.) The union of different ingredients in one mass; mixture; combination; synthesis.
(n.) The union of something with a body already existing; association; intimate union; assimilation; as, the incorporation of conquered countries into the Roman republic.
(n.) The act of creating a corporation.
(n.) A body incorporated; a corporation.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Combination, union, blending, mixture.[2]. Association (as a body politic).
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Examples
- They have not only never been incorporated, but the incorporation spirit never has prevailed among them. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- He also claimed the incorporation of lime with the gum to bleach it. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- A charter of incorporation was granted in July, 1662; and, later, Charles II proclaimed himself founder and patron of the Royal Society for the advancement of natural science. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- All such incorporations were anciently called universities, which, indeed, is the proper Latin name for any incorporation whatever. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- An incorporation not only renders them necessary, but makes the act of the majority binding upon the whole. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The clergy of every established church constitute a great incorporation. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- All such incorporations were anciently called universities, which, indeed, is the proper Latin name for any incorporation whatever. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
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