Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web

fication

 - 2 dictionary results

-fication

a combining form of nouns of action or state corresponding to verbs ending in -fy: deification; pacification.

Origin:
< L -ficātiōn- (s. of -ficātiō) a making, equiv. to -ficā(re) -fy + -tiōn- -tion; in some words r. ME -ficacioun < AF
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To fication
Word Origin & History

-fication 
suffix meaning "a making or causing," from L. -ficationem, acc. of -ficatio, ult. from facere "to make, do" (see factitious).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Search another word or see fication on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us: