-ification

See also: -ificâtion

English

Alternative forms

• -fication

Etymology

From Middle English -ificacioun (ending on words generally borrowed whole from Old French), from Old French -ification, in turn from Latin -ficātiō, a noun ending which appears on action nouns formed using the suffix -tiō (English -tion) from verbs ending in -ficō (English -ify). Compare -faction.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Suffix

-ification (noun-forming suffix, countable and uncountable, plural -ifications)

1. Forms nouns denoting the act or process whereby a subject becomes something else.

Usage notes

• This suffix occurs in words of French or Latin origin, but is also productive in English. When applying the suffix -ation to a verb ending in -ify, -ification is used instead of the expected *-ifiation. Compare -ability.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -ification

abjectification

abstractification

absurdification

acidification

adjunctification

adultification

ajaxification

Amazonification

amidification

analytification

Anglification

antiquification

apexification

aridification

Armenification

asbestification

Ashkenazification

Atlantification

aurification

Azerbaijanification

babygirlification

badification

basification

beautification

bimboification

blogification

blurbification

blustrification

bonification

bourgeoisification

brandification

Brazilification

Britification

Britishification

broification

brownification

carbonification

cartoonification

caustification

chickification

childification

chondrification

chunkification

chylification

chymification

cloudification

coalification

cognification

colorification

commodification

compactification

complexification

concavification

convexification

corification

cornification

countification

CRification

crispification

cutesification

cutification

cylindrification

dandification

Danification

de-Baathification

de-Baʻthification

debendification

decomplexification

degunkification

demassification

densification

dereification

derussification

desertification

destressification

dezionification

Disneyfication

Disneylandification

diversification

domification

dragonification

dronification

dumbassification

dumbification

Dutchification

eburnification

electronification

emojification

Englishification

enormification

esterification

Estonification

etherification

exactification

falsification

firnification

flatification

fluidification

footballification

forestification

fortification

fossilification

Foxification

Frenchification

fruitification

frutification

funkification

funnification

fuzzification

Gallification

gallification

gamification

gasification

gayification

gentrification

Georgification

Germanification

ghoulification

gigantification

gigification

girlification

glassification

goodification

gourdification

granitification

Greekification

Greenlandification

grossification

groupification

gypsification

gyrification

happification

hashtagification

healthification

hipification

Hollywoodification

hornification

horrification

humidification

humification

iconification

imbecilification

intensification

interesterification

iPodification

Iranification

Iraqification

Islamification

Israelification

jackassification

Japanification

jazzification

jellification

Jewification

Judaification

karstification

Kazakhification

Kurdification

lapidification

learnification

lichenification

linkification

magnification

mallification

massification

membrification

memeification

methylesterification

minification

mollification

monstrification

MrBeastification

mucification

museumification

Muskification

Muslimification

mythification

Nazification

negrification

nerdification

NGOification

nichification

nonsensification

nostrification

nounification

nullification

oasification

objectification

obligatorification

obscurification

organification

ossification

overjustification

ozonification

palmification

pansification

paparazzification

parentification

Pasokification

passportification

Related terms

• -ific
• -ificate
• -ifier
• -ify

other terms ending in -ification

• acetification
• acidification
• amplification
• beatification
• beautification
• BibTeXification
• bourgeoisification
• calcification
• certification
• clarification
• classification
• codification
• complexification
• debathification
• decalcification
• declassification
• deification
• demystification
• denazification
• denitrification
• desertification
• despecification
• detoxification
• disqualification
• diversification
• dowdification
• edification
• electrification
• emulsification
• exemplification
• extensification
• falsification
• floccinaucinihilipilification
• fortification
• Frenchification
• fructification
• gentrification
• glorification
• gratification
• humidification
• identification
• indemnification
• intensification
• jollification
• justification
• magnification
• modification
• mortification
• mummification
• mystification
• nitrification
• notification
• nullification
• obscurification
• ossification
• pacification
• personification
• petrification
• purification
• qualification
• quantification
• ramification
• rancidification
• ratification
• rectification
• reunification
• rigidification
• sanctification
• saponification
• scarification
• scorification
• signification
• silicification
• simplification
• solidification
• specification
• stratification
• studentification
• syllabification
• transmogrification
• typification
• unification
• verbification
• verification
• versification
• vilification
• vinification
• vitrification
• vivification

Translations

process of becoming

Afrikaans: -ifikasie, -fikasie, -ifisering, -fisering Albanian: -ifikim m, -fikim m Asturian: -ificación f, -ficación f Basque: -ifikazio, -fikazio Belarusian: -ыфіка́цыя f (-yfikácyja), -фіка́цыя f (-fikácyja) Bulgarian: -ифика́ция f (-ifikácija), -фика́ция f (-fikácija) Catalan: -ificació f, -ficació (ca) f Chinese: Cantonese: -化 (faa3) Hakka: -化 (fa) Hokkien: -化 (hoà) Mandarin: -化 (zh) (-huà) Czech: -ifikace f, -fikace f Danish: -ifikation c, -fikation c, -ificering c, -ficering c Dutch: -ificatie f, -ficatie f, -ifisering f, -fisering f Finnish: -ifikaatio, -fikaatio, -ifiointi, -fiointi French: -ification (fr) f, -fication (fr) f Galician: -ificación f, -ficación f Georgian: -იფიკაცია (-ipiḳacia), -ფიკაცია (-piḳacia) German: -ifikation f, -fikation f, -ifizierung f, -fizierung f Greek: -ποίηση (el) (-poíisi) Hebrew: ־יפִיקַצְיָה f (-ifikátsya), ־פִיקַצְיָה f (-fikátsya) Hungarian: -ifikáció, -fikáció Indonesian: -ifikasi, -fikasi Italian: -ificazione f, -ficazione f Japanese: -化 (ja) (-か, -ka) Korean: -화(化) (-hwa) Latvian: -ifikācija f, -ifikācija f Lithuanian: -ifikacija f, -ifikacija f Macedonian: -ификација f (-ifikacija), -фикација f (-fikacija) Norman: -ificâtion f Norwegian: Bokmål: -ifikasjon m, -fikasjon m, -ifisering f, -fisering f Nynorsk: -ifikasjon m, -fikasjon m, -ifisering f, -fisering f Occitan: -ificacion f Polish: -yfikacja f, -fikacja f Portuguese: -ificação f, -ficação f Romanian: -ificare f, -ficare f Russian: -ифика́ция (ru) f (-ifikácija), -фика́ция (ru) f (-fikácija) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: -ифика́ција f, -фика́ција f Roman: -ifikácija f, -fikácija f Slovak: -ifikácia f, -fikácia f Slovene: -ifikacija f, -fikacija f Spanish: -ificación f, -ficación f Swedish: -ifikation c, -fikation c, -ifiering c, -fiering c Tagalog: -ipikasyon -pikasyon Turkish: -ifikasyon, -fikasyon Ukrainian: -ифіка́ція f (-yfikácija), -фіка́ція f (-fikácija) Vietnamese: ... hoá (vi) (-化) Yiddish: ־יפֿיקאַציע (-ifikatsye), ־פֿיקאַציע (-fikatsye), ־יפֿיצירונג (-ifitsirung), ־פֿיצירונג (-fitsirung)

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French -ification, in turn borrowed from Latin -ficātiōnem, a noun ending related to the supine ending -ficātum of first-conjugation verbs ending in -ficō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.fi.ka.sjɔ̃/

Suffix

-ification f (plural -ifications)

1. -ification

Derived terms

• authentification
• béatification
• bonification
• certification
• clarification
• classification
• codification
• décalcification
• déification
• démystification
• démythification
• désertification
• disqualification
• diversification
• édification
• électrification
• falsification
• fortification
• fructification
• gazéification
• gentrification
• glorification
• gratification
• humidification
• identification
• intensification
• justification
• lubrification
• mèmification
• modification
• mollification
• mortification
• mystification
• notification
• opacification
• ossification
• pacification
• panification
• personnification
• pétrification
• planification
• purification
• qualification
• quantification
• ramification
• ratification
• rectification
• réunification
• russification
• sanctification
• scarification
• signification
• simplification
• solidification
• spécification
• stratification
• tarification
• unification
• vérification
• versification
• vinification
• vitrification

Related terms

• -ifier