-ification

i·fi·ca·tion
/ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/

suffix

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

OriginMiddle English -ificacioun ← Old French -ification ← Latin -ficātiō →
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Meanings

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

plural -ifications · alternative -fication

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

Origin

  1. Latin-ficātiō
  2. Old French-ification
  3. Middle English-ificacioun
  4. English-ification

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.

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Translations

Afrikaans -ifikasie, -fikasie
  • -ifikasieprocess of becoming
  • -fikasieprocess of becoming
  • -ifiseringprocess of becoming
  • -fiseringprocess of becoming
Basque -ifikazio, -fikazio
  • -ifikazioprocess of becoming
  • -fikazioprocess of becoming
Bulgarian -ифика́ция, -фика́ция
  • -ифика́ция (-ifikácija)process of becoming
  • -фика́ция (-fikácija)process of becoming
Catalan -ificació, -ficació
  • -ificacióprocess of becoming
  • -ficacióprocess of becoming
Chinese Cantonese -化
  • -化 (faa³)process of becoming
Chinese Mandarin -化
  • -化 (-huà)process of becoming
Czech -ifikace, -fikace
  • -ifikaceprocess of becoming
  • -fikaceprocess of becoming
Danish -ifikation, -fikation
  • -ifikationprocess of becoming
  • -fikationprocess of becoming
  • -ificeringprocess of becoming
  • -ficeringprocess of becoming
Dutch -ificatie, -ficatie
  • -ificatieprocess of becoming
  • -ficatieprocess of becoming
  • -ifiseringprocess of becoming
  • -fiseringprocess of becoming
Finnish -ifikaatio, -fikaatio
  • -ifikaatioprocess of becoming
  • -fikaatioprocess of becoming
  • -ifiointiprocess of becoming
  • -fiointiprocess of becoming
French -ification, -fication
  • -ificationprocess of becoming
  • -ficationprocess of becoming
German -ifikation, -fikation
  • -ifikationprocess of becoming
  • -fikationprocess of becoming
  • -ifizierungprocess of becoming
  • -fizierungprocess of becoming
Greek -ποίηση
  • -ποίηση (-poíisi)process of becoming
Hebrew ־יפִיקַצְיָה, ־פִיקַצְיָה
  • ־יפִיקַצְיָה (-ifikátsya)process of becoming
  • ־פִיקַצְיָה (-fikátsya)process of becoming
Hindi -करण, -भवन
  • -करण (-karaṇ)process of becoming
  • -भवन (-bhavan)process of becoming
Hungarian -ifikáció, -fikáció
  • -ifikációprocess of becoming
  • -fikációprocess of becoming
Indonesian -ifikasi, -fikasi
  • -ifikasiprocess of becoming
  • -fikasiprocess of becoming
Italian -ificazione, -ficazione
  • -ificazioneprocess of becoming
  • -ficazioneprocess of becoming
Japanese -化
  • -化process of becoming
Korean -화
  • -화 (-hwa)process of becoming
Latvian -ifikācija
  • -ifikācijaprocess of becoming
Lithuanian -ifikacija
  • -ifikacijaprocess of becoming
Norwegian Bokmål -ifikasjon, -fikasjon
  • -ifikasjonprocess of becoming
  • -fikasjonprocess of becoming
  • -ifiseringprocess of becoming
  • -fiseringprocess of becoming
Polish -yfikacja, -fikacja
  • -yfikacjaprocess of becoming
  • -fikacjaprocess of becoming
Portuguese -ificação, -ficação
  • -ificaçãoprocess of becoming
  • -ficaçãoprocess of becoming
Romanian -ificare, -ficare
  • -ificareprocess of becoming
  • -ficareprocess of becoming
Russian -ифика́ция, -фика́ция
  • -ифика́ция (-ifikácija)process of becoming
  • -фика́ция (-fikácija)process of becoming
Slovak -ifikácia, -fikácia
  • -ifikáciaprocess of becoming
  • -fikáciaprocess of becoming
Spanish -ificación, -ficación
  • -ificaciónprocess of becoming
  • -ficaciónprocess of becoming
Swedish -ifikation, -fikation
  • -ifikationprocess of becoming
  • -fikationprocess of becoming
  • -ifieringprocess of becoming
  • -fieringprocess of becoming
Tagalog -ipikasyon -pikasyon
  • -ipikasyon -pikasyonprocess of becoming
Turkish -ifikasyon, -fikasyon
  • -ifikasyonprocess of becoming
  • -fikasyonprocess of becoming
Ukrainian -ифіка́ція, -фіка́ція
  • -ифіка́ція (-yfikácija)process of becoming
  • -фіка́ція (-fikácija)process of becoming
Vietnamese ... hoá
  • ... hoáprocess of becoming
Yiddish ־יפֿיקאַציע, ־פֿיקאַציע
  • ־יפֿיקאַציע (-ifikatsye)process of becoming
  • ־פֿיקאַציע (-fikatsye)process of becoming
  • ־יפֿיצירונג (-ifitsirung)process of becoming
  • ־פֿיצירונג (-fitsirung)process of becoming

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with -ification

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Cite this entry
APA

-ification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ification

MLA

“-ification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ification. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-ification,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ification.

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