Words that rhyme with arrogation

• civilization 4
  n 1: a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations); "the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization" [syn: civilization, civilisation] 2: the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization [syn: civilization, civilisation] 3: a particular society at a particular time and place; "early Mayan civilization" [syn: culture, civilization, civilisation] 4: the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste; "a man of intellectual refinement"; "he is remembered for his generosity and civilization" [syn: refinement, civilization, civilisation]
• abnegation 0
  n 1: the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief; "abnegation of the Holy Trinity" 2: renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others [syn: abnegation, self-abnegation, denial, self-denial, self-renunciation]
• abrogation 0
  n 1: the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation [syn: abrogation, repeal, annulment]
• aggregation 0
  n 1: several things grouped together or considered as a whole [syn: collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage] 2: the act of gathering something together [syn: collection, collecting, assembling, aggregation]
• allegation 0
  n 1: (law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law); "an allegation of malpractice" 2: statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove [syn: allegation, allegement]
• anticipation 0
  n 1: an expectation [syn: anticipation, expectancy] 2: something expected (as on the basis of a norm); "each of them had their own anticipations"; "an indicator of expectancy in development" [syn: anticipation, expectancy] 3: the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future) [syn: prediction, anticipation, prevision] 4: anticipating with confidence of fulfillment [syn: anticipation, expectation]
• automation 0
  n 1: the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware; "automation replaces human workers by machines" [syn: automation, mechanization, mechanisation] 2: the condition of being automatically operated or controlled; "automation increases productivity" 3: equipment used to achieve automatic control or operation; "this factory floor is a showcase for automation and robotic equipment"
• calculation 0
  n 1: the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods [syn: calculation, computation, computing] 2: problem solving that involves numbers or quantities [syn: calculation, computation, figuring, reckoning] 3: planning something carefully and intentionally; "it was the deliberation of his act that was insulting" [syn: calculation, deliberation]
• calibration 0
  n 1: the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument; "the thermometer needed calibration" [syn: calibration, standardization, standardisation]
• carnation 0
  adj 1: pink or pinkish n 1: Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors [syn: carnation, clove pink, gillyflower, Dianthus caryophyllus] 2: a pink or reddish-pink color
• castigation 0
  n 1: a severe scolding [syn: castigation, earful, bawling out, chewing out, upbraiding, going-over, dressing down] 2: verbal punishment [syn: castigation, chastisement]
• causation 0
  n 1: the act of causing something to happen [syn: causing, causation]
• centrifugation 0
  n 1: the process of separating substances of different densities by the use of a centrifuge
• circumnavigation 0
  n 1: traveling around something (by ship or plane); "Magellan's circumnavigation of the earth proved that it is a globe"
• citation 0
  n 1: an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement [syn: citation, commendation] 2: (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.) 3: a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases" [syn: citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation] 4: a passage or expression that is quoted or cited [syn: quotation, quote, citation] 5: a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding 6: thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948
• collaboration 0
  n 1: act of working jointly; "they worked either in collaboration or independently" [syn: collaboration, coaction] 2: act of cooperating traitorously with an enemy that is occupying your country [syn: collaboration, collaborationism, quislingism]
• colligation 0
  n 1: the state of being joined together [syn: junction, conjunction, conjugation, colligation] 2: the connection of isolated facts by a general hypothesis
• combination 0
  n 1: a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities 2: a coordinated sequence of chess moves 3: a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock; "he forgot the combination to the safe" 4: a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose; "they were a winning combination" 5: an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes) 6: the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order 7: the act of combining things to form a new whole [syn: combination, combining, compounding]
• commemoration 0
  n 1: a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something [syn: commemoration, memorialization, memorialisation] 2: a recognition of meritorious service [syn: memorial, commemoration, remembrance]
• commendation 0
  n 1: an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement [syn: citation, commendation] 2: a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips" [syn: approval, commendation] [ant: disapproval]
• communication 0
  n 1: the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow" [syn: communication, communicating] 2: something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups 3: a connection allowing access between persons or places; "how many lines of communication can there be among four people?"; "a secret passageway provided communication between the two rooms"
• compensation 0
  n 1: something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury) 2: (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors 3: the act of compensating for service or loss or injury [syn: recompense, compensation]
• compilation 0
  n 1: something that is compiled (as into a single book or file) [syn: compilation, digest] 2: the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list); "the job of compiling the inventory took several hours" [syn: compilation, compiling]
• complication 0
  n 1: the act or process of complicating 2: a situation or condition that is complex or confused; "her coming was a serious complication" 3: any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of (or because of) another disease; "bed sores are a common complication in cases of paralysis" 4: a development that complicates a situation; "the court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications" [syn: complication, ramification] 5: puzzling complexity [syn: complicatedness, complication, knottiness, tortuousness]
• computation 0
  n 1: the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods [syn: calculation, computation, computing] 2: problem solving that involves numbers or quantities [syn: calculation, computation, figuring, reckoning]
• concatenation 0
  n 1: the state of being linked together as in a chain; union in a linked series 2: the linking together of a consecutive series of symbols or events or ideas etc; "it was caused by an improbable concatenation of circumstances" 3: a series of things depending on each other as if linked together; "the chain of command"; "a complicated concatenation of circumstances" [syn: chain, concatenation] 4: the act of linking together as in a series or chain
• concentration 0
  n 1: the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume 2: the spatial property of being crowded together [syn: concentration, density, denseness, tightness, compactness] [ant: dispersion, distribution] 3: strengthening the concentration (as of a solute in a mixture) by removing diluting material [ant: dilution] 4: increase in density 5: complete attention; intense mental effort [syn: concentration, engrossment, absorption, immersion] 6: bringing together military forces 7: great and constant diligence and attention [syn: assiduity, assiduousness, concentration]
• conciliation 0
  n 1: the state of manifesting goodwill and cooperation after being reconciled; "there was a brief period of conciliation but the fighting soon resumed" 2: any of various forms of mediation whereby disputes may be settled short of arbitration 3: the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity [syn: placation, conciliation, propitiation]
• condemnation 0
  n 1: an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable; "his uncompromising condemnation of racism" [syn: disapprobation, condemnation] [ant: approbation] 2: (law) the act of condemning (as land forfeited for public use) or judging to be unfit for use (as a food product or an unsafe building) 3: an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group [syn: execration, condemnation, curse] 4: the condition of being strongly disapproved of; "he deserved nothing but condemnation" 5: (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise" [syn: conviction, judgment of conviction, condemnation, sentence] [ant: acquittal]
• condensation 0
  n 1: (psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol; especially in dreams 2: the process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state 3: atmospheric moisture that has condensed because of cold [syn: condensation, condensate] 4: the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together; "the contraction of a gas on cooling" [syn: compression, condensation, contraction] 5: a shortened version of a written work [syn: condensation, abridgement, abridgment, capsule] 6: the act of increasing the density of something [syn: condensing, condensation]
• confederation 0
  n 1: the state of being allied or confederated [syn: alliance, confederation] 2: a union of political organizations [syn: confederation, confederacy, federation] 3: the act of forming an alliance or confederation [syn: confederation, alliance]
• configuration 0
  n 1: an arrangement of parts or elements; "the outcome depends on the configuration of influences at the time" [syn: configuration, constellation] 2: any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes" [syn: shape, form, configuration, contour, conformation]
• congregation 0
  n 1: a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church [syn: congregation, fold, faithful] 2: an assemblage of people or animals or things collected together; "a congregation of children pleaded for his autograph"; "a great congregation of birds flew over" 3: the act of congregating [syn: congregation, congregating]
• conjugation 0
  n 1: the state of being joined together [syn: junction, conjunction, conjugation, colligation] 2: the inflection of verbs 3: the complete set of inflected forms of a verb 4: a class of verbs having the same inflectional forms 5: the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring" [syn: coupling, mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union] 6: the act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays" [syn: union, unification, uniting, conjugation, jointure] [ant: disunion]
• corrugation 0
  n 1: a ridge on a corrugated surface 2: the act of shaping into parallel ridges and grooves
• creation 0
  n 1: the human act of creating [syn: creation, creative activity] 2: an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone 3: the event that occurred at the beginning of something; "from its creation the plan was doomed to failure" [syn: creation, conception] 4: the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society" [syn: initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration] 5: (theology) God's act of bringing the universe into existence 6: everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence" [syn: universe, existence, creation, world, cosmos, macrocosm]
• cremation 0
  n 1: the incineration of a dead body
• crustacean 0
  adj 1: of or belonging to the class Crustacea [syn: crustaceous, crustacean] n 1: any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton
• damnation 0
  n 1: the act of damning 2: the state of being condemned to eternal punishment in Hell [syn: damnation, eternal damnation]
• delegation 0
  n 1: a group of representatives or delegates [syn: deputation, commission, delegation, delegacy, mission] 2: authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions [syn: delegating, delegation, relegating, relegation, deputation]
• derogation 0
  n 1: a communication that belittles somebody or something [syn: disparagement, depreciation, derogation] 2: (law) the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law; a partial repeal or abolition of a law; "any derogation of the common law is to be strictly construed"
• desegregation 0
  n 1: the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community [syn: integration, integrating, desegregation] [ant: segregation, sequestration]
• divagation 0
  n 1: a message that departs from the main subject [syn: digression, aside, excursus, divagation, parenthesis] 2: a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern); "a diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal" [syn: diversion, deviation, digression, deflection, deflexion, divagation]
• elongation 0
  n 1: the quality of being elongated 2: an addition to the length of something [syn: elongation, extension] 3: the act of lengthening something
• expurgation 0
  n 1: the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work [syn: expurgation, castration]
• fumigation 0
  n 1: the application of a gas or smoke to something for the purpose of disinfecting it
• instigation 0
  n 1: the verbal act of urging on [syn: abetment, abettal, instigation] 2: deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord) [syn: fomentation, instigation]
• interrogation 0
  n 1: a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply; "he asked a direct question"; "he had trouble phrasing his interrogations" [syn: question, interrogation, interrogative, interrogative sentence] 2: a transmission that will trigger an answering transmission from a transponder 3: formal systematic questioning [syn: interrogation, examination, interrogatory] 4: an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present" [syn: question, inquiry, enquiry, query, interrogation] [ant: answer]
• investigation 0
  n 1: an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities; "there was a congressional probe into the scandal" [syn: probe, investigation] 2: the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically [syn: investigation, investigating]
• irrigation 0
  n 1: supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc 2: (medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution
• legation 0
  n 1: the post or office of legate [syn: legation, legateship] 2: a permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister [syn: legation, foreign mission]
• litigation 0
  n 1: a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights [syn: litigation, judicial proceeding]
• mitigation 0
  n 1: to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious [syn: extenuation, mitigation, palliation] 2: a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances [syn: extenuation, mitigation] 3: the action of lessening in severity or intensity; "the object being control or moderation of economic depressions" [syn: moderation, mitigation]
• nation 0
  n 1: a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land" [syn: state, nation, country, land, commonwealth, res publica, body politic] 2: the people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him" [syn: nation, land, country] 3: United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911) [syn: Nation, Carry Nation, Carry Amelia Moore Nation] 4: a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes); "the Shawnee nation"
• navigation 0
  n 1: the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place [syn: navigation, pilotage, piloting] 2: ship traffic; "the channel will be open to navigation as soon as the ice melts" 3: the work of a sailor [syn: seafaring, navigation, sailing]
• obligation 0
  n 1: the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr [syn: duty, responsibility, obligation] 2: the state of being obligated to do or pay something; "he is under an obligation to finish the job" 3: a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor [syn: obligation, indebtedness] 4: a written promise to repay a debt [syn: debt instrument, obligation, certificate of indebtedness] 5: a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply
• prolongation 0
  n 1: the act of prolonging something; "there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks" [syn: prolongation, protraction, perpetuation, lengthening] 2: amount or degree or range to which something extends; "the wire has an extension of 50 feet" [syn: extension, lengthiness, prolongation] 3: the consequence of being lengthened in duration [syn: lengthiness, prolongation, continuation, protraction]
• promulgation 0
  n 1: a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen; "the announcement appeared in the local newspaper"; "the promulgation was written in English" [syn: announcement, promulgation] 2: the official announcement of a new law or ordinance whereby the law or ordinance is put into effect 3: the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice; "his promulgation of the policy proved to be premature" [syn: proclamation, promulgation]
• propagation 0
  n 1: the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions [syn: propagation, extension] 2: the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production [syn: generation, multiplication, propagation] 3: the movement of a wave through a medium
• prorogation 0
  n 1: discontinuation of the meeting (of a legislative body) without dissolving it
• purgation 0
  n 1: purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels [syn: catharsis, katharsis, purgation] 2: a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites [syn: purification, purgation] 3: the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge [syn: purge, purging, purgation]
• ration 0
  n 1: the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel); "the rations should be nutritionally balanced" 2: a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity) v 1: restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war; "Bread was rationed during the siege of the city" 2: distribute in rations, as in the army; "Cigarettes are rationed" [syn: ration, ration out]
• relegation 0
  n 1: authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions [syn: delegating, delegation, relegating, relegation, deputation] 2: the act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category 3: mild banishment; consignment to an inferior position; "he has been relegated to a post in Siberia"
• segregation 0
  n 1: (genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes 2: a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups [syn: segregation, separatism] 3: the act of segregating or sequestering; "sequestration of the jury" [syn: segregation, sequestration] [ant: desegregation, integrating, integration]
• station 0
  n 1: a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose; "he started looking for a gas station"; "the train pulled into the station" 2: proper or designated social situation; "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station" [syn: place, station] 3: (nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty 4: the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand; "a soldier manned the entrance post"; "a sentry station" [syn: post, station] 5: the frequency assigned to a broadcasting station v 1: assign to a station [syn: station, post, send, place]
• subjugation 0
  n 1: forced submission to control by others [syn: subjugation, subjection] 2: the act of subjugating by cruelty; "the tyrant's oppression of the people" [syn: oppression, subjugation] 3: the act of conquering [syn: conquest, conquering, subjection, subjugation]
• subrogation 0
  n 1: (law) the act of substituting of one creditor for another
• variegation 0
  n 1: variability in coloration 2: the act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered); "my broker recommended a greater diversification of my investments"; "he limited his losses by diversification of his product line" [syn: diversification, variegation]
• haitian 0
  adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of the republic of Haiti or its people; "Haitian shantytowns" n 1: a native or inhabitant of Haiti
• dalmatian 0
  adj 1: of or relating to Dalmatia or its inhabitants n 1: a native or inhabitant of Dalmatia 2: a large breed having a smooth white coat with black or brown spots; originated in Dalmatia [syn: dalmatian, coach dog, carriage dog]
• appalachian 0
  adj 1: in or relating to Appalachia n 1: a native or inhabitant of Appalachia
• compurgation 0
• homologation 0
• reinvestigation 0

See also arrogation definition and arrogation synonyms