Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The act of incorporating, or the state of being incorporated. The act of combining or mixing different ingredients into one mass; specifically, in medicine, the mixture or combination of drugs with liquids or soft substances in order to give them a certain degree of consistence.
- n. The act of uniting with another body, substance, or mass; combination into a structure or organization; intimate union.
- n. The act of placing in a body, or of giving material form; incarnation; embodiment.
- n. In law, the formation or existence of a legal or political body by the union of individuals, constituting an artificial person.
- n. The body so formed.
- n. In philology, the inclusion into one apparent whole of the verb or noun root with generic particles and affixes, or fragments thereof, forming what is, in effect, compared to Indo-European types of speech, a reduced sentence, but having the appearance of a long word; polysynthesis.
Wiktionary
- 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.
GNU Webster's 1913
- 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.
- n. The act of creating a corporation.
- n. A body incorporated; a corporation.
WordNet 3.0
- n. learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself
- n. including by incorporating
- n. consolidating two or more things; union in (or into) one body
Examples
“Every AP has a load and every DM loves having a bunch of rumors to pass out, but their incorporation is always an adventure-specific hack.”
“Unless the incorporation is as a sub chapter S corporation (and not all businesses qualify), corporate income is taxed twice; first as corporate profits, the second time as salary or dividends.”
“In fact, the entire concept of "incorporation" is a bogus construct anyway.”
“Th [e] concept [of selective incorporation] is important to understand in regards to the Second Amendment, and I'll explain it briefly: the Fourteenth Amendment says that "No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States.”
“The price of the benefits of incorporation is 'double' taxation.”
Defending Social Security, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
“Democratic incorporation is a great way to moderate extremists.”
“Kincheloe's death on takeoff resulted in incorporation of the RAPEC rocket assisted upward seat, but it was too late for him.”
“It is generally accepted to mean "low-budget genre cinema," but it seems to be quite an ornate French pun, at once referring to B-movies (Cinema B's) and the serial nature of much genre cinema (the French word "bis" means "encore"); it may be a lucky accident or inspired design, but there is also something punny going on there with the incorporation of the English word "abyss," evoking the very bottom of the barrel.”
“In a footnote, Justice Scalia noted that the issue known as "incorporation" -- whether federal rights also are binding on state governments -- wasn't before the court, and observed that prior cases "reaffirmed that the Second Amendment applies only to the Federal Government.”
“The new executive’s first order of business was to investigate what would be involved in incorporation and “if it could be done for less than $50.””
My speech to the Saskatchewan Land Surveyors Association AGM
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EU Buzz - ALL words and expressions
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Into the mix
A medley of mixtures, mostly ones where the constituents are still distinct. I tagged kinds of stew.
mixture, commixture, admixture, intermixture, intermingling, commingling, mingling, marriage, union, integration, syncretion, permutation and 129 more...
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