English · suffix
-ation
action or result
Words sharing this root
amalgamationThe combining of separate things into a unified whole.amortizationThe gradual accounting reduction of a debt or asset cost over time.articulationA joint or way in which parts fit together.assignationThe act of assigning something to a person or purpose.capitalizationThe financing provided to establish or sustain a business.capitalizationThe use of uppercase letters in writing.capitalizationThe total value of a company's outstanding shares.capitulationGiving up resistance to an opponent or demand.citationAn official notice of a violation or an order to appear in court.citationA formal statement honoring achievement or service.considerationSomething of value given or promised in exchange for something else.culminationThe highest or final point of a process.deviationA departure from a reference course or value.discolorationA change from the normal or original color.documentationThe recording and organized presentation of information, instructions, or evidence.falsificationThe disproof of a claim or theory through contrary evidence.fertilizationThe joining of reproductive cells to begin the development of offspring.fertilizationThe addition of nutrients to soil or plants to support growth.filtrationThe process of passing something through a filter to remove unwanted material.flirtationA brief playful expression of interest without commitment.fraternizationFriendly social contact, especially with people one is forbidden to associate with.hydrationThe process of adding water to or incorporating water into something.idealizationA theoretical model that leaves out real-world complexities.idealizationThe act of imagining something as perfect or better than it really is.importationThe act of bringing something into a place from another country or outside source.instrumentationEquipment used to measure, monitor, or control something, or its use.instrumentationThe arrangement of music for particular instruments.insulationA barrier limiting the transmission of outside energy or influence.molestationUnwanted interference or disturbance.ovulationRelease of an egg from an ovary.perspirationMoisture produced and released through the skin.quotationA stated price for supplying goods or services.recapitulationA restatement or repetition of earlier material or stages.reorganizationThe act or result of changing how something is organized.reticulationA netlike pattern or its formation.ruinationComplete destruction or spoiling of something.triangulationFinding a position by comparing angles from known locations.triangulationDividing a surface or shape into triangles.triangulationDrawing a third person into a conflict to influence the relationship.triangulationShaping a political position by combining ideas from opposing sides.vaccinationGiving or receiving a vaccine to help protect against disease.victimizationThe act of harming or exploiting someone, or the condition of being treated this way.