Latin · suffix
-tio
action
Words sharing this root
abductionMovement of a body part away from the body's midline.abolitionThe ending of an established institution or practice.abstentionA deliberate decision not to participate in an activity.animationThe giving of life or apparent movement to something.apparitionA ghostly or mysterious figure that appears unexpectedly.associationA connection between people or things.attritionGradual wearing down through repeated small losses.auditionThe ability or process of perceiving sound.auditionA performance to assess suitability for a role or position.completionThe bringing of an undertaking to its intended end.convolutionAn operation combining two functions by measuring their overlap as one shifts across the other.deductionThe removal of an amount from a total, or the amount removed.demolitionThe act of tearing down or completely destroying something.equationA statement that two things have equal value.eruditionExtensive knowledge gained through study.excretionThe discharge of waste from a living body or its cells.expiationThe act of making amends for wrongdoing.expirationThe ending of a period during which something lasts or remains valid.frictionResistance caused by surfaces rubbing against each other.fruitionThe successful realization of a plan, effort, or hope.generationA cohort occupying one stage in a succession of descendants.inflammationA bodily response causing swelling, heat, pain, or redness.inflationA general rise in prices that reduces money's purchasing power.infractionA violation of a rule, law, or agreement.irradiationThe spreading of radiant energy onto or through something.ligationJoining molecular fragments, especially DNA, by forming a chemical bond.ligationSurgical tying off of a blood vessel, duct, or tube.maledictionA spoken wish that harm will happen to someone.medicationTreatment through the administration of medicinal substances.munitionMilitary equipment and supplies, or to provide them.nutritionThe nourishment food provides for health and growth.orationA formal public speech, especially at a ceremony.prosecutionThe active pursuit of an undertaking.publicationThe issuing of written information for public access.reciprocationThe act of responding with a similar action or feeling.recitationThe speaking aloud of prepared or memorized material.resumptionThe act of starting again after a pause or interruption.resurrectionA return to life after death.salutationA spoken or written greeting.sanctionAn official penalty or restriction, or the act of imposing it.sanctionOfficial permission or the act of granting it.satisfactionThe fulfillment of a need or requirement.volitionThe ability or act of choosing by one's own will.