Words that rhyme with lavation

• activation 0
  n 1: stimulation of activity in an organism or chemical [ant: inactivation] 2: the activity of causing to have energy and be active [syn: energizing, activating, activation] 3: making active and effective (as a bomb) [ant: deactivation, defusing]
• captivation 0
  n 1: the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror) [syn: fascination, captivation] 2: a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual [syn: captivation, enchantment, enthrallment, fascination]
• deactivation 0
  n 1: breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges) [syn: deactivation, inactivation] 2: the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb) [syn: deactivation, defusing] [ant: activation]
• imputation 0
  n 1: a statement attributing something dishonest (especially a criminal offense); "he denied the imputation" 2: the attribution to a source or cause; "the imputation that my success was due to nepotism meant that I was not taken seriously"
• incantation 0
  n 1: a ritual recitation of words or sounds believed to have a magical effect [syn: incantation, conjuration]
• incarnation 0
  n 1: a new personification of a familiar idea; "the embodiment of hope"; "the incarnation of evil"; "the very avatar of cunning" [syn: embodiment, incarnation, avatar] 2: (Christianity) the Christian doctrine of the union of God and man in the person of Jesus Christ 3: time passed in a particular bodily form; "he believes that his life will be better in his next incarnation" 4: the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc. [syn: personification, incarnation]
• inclination 0
  n 1: an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict" [syn: inclination, disposition, tendency] 2: (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees [syn: inclination, inclination of an orbit] 3: (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis) [syn: inclination, angle of inclination] 4: (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon [syn: dip, angle of dip, magnetic dip, magnetic inclination, inclination] 5: that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking; "her inclination is for classical music" [ant: disinclination] 6: the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right" [syn: tilt, list, inclination, lean, leaning] 7: a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect; "the alkaline inclination of the local waters"; "fabric with a tendency to shrink" [syn: tendency, inclination] 8: the act of inclining; bending forward; "an inclination of his head indicated his agreement" [syn: inclination, inclining]
• incrustation 0
  n 1: the formation of a crust [syn: incrustation, encrustation] 2: a hard outer layer that covers something [syn: crust, incrustation, encrustation] 3: a decorative coating of contrasting material that is applied to a surface as an inlay or overlay [syn: incrustation, encrustation]
• incubation 0
  n 1: maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development 2: (pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear 3: sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body [syn: brooding, incubation]
• infatuation 0
  n 1: a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration 2: temporary love of an adolescent [syn: puppy love, calf love, crush, infatuation] 3: an object of extravagant short-lived passion
• infestation 0
  n 1: the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites 2: a swarm of insects that attack plants; "a plague of grasshoppers" [syn: infestation, plague]
• infiltration 0
  n 1: a process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection) 2: the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium; "the percolation of rainwater through the soil"; "the infiltration of seawater through the lava" [syn: percolation, infiltration]
• inflammation 0
  n 1: a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat [syn: inflammation, redness, rubor] 2: the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up; "his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled"; "he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation" [syn: excitement, excitation, inflammation, fervor, fervour] 3: arousal to violent emotion [syn: inflammation, inflaming] 4: the act of setting something on fire [syn: ignition, firing, lighting, kindling, inflammation]
• inflation 0
  n 1: a general and progressive increase in prices; "in inflation everything gets more valuable except money" [syn: inflation, rising prices] [ant: deflation, disinflation] 2: (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang 3: lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity [syn: ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness, inflation] 4: the act of filling something with air [ant: deflation]
• information 0
  n 1: a message received and understood [syn: information, info] 2: knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction 3: formal accusation of a crime 4: a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn; "statistical data" [syn: data, information] 5: (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome; "the signal contained thousands of bits of information" [syn: information, selective information, entropy]
• inhalation 0
  n 1: the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing [syn: inhalation, inspiration, aspiration, intake, breathing in] 2: a medication to be taken by inhaling it [syn: inhalant, inhalation]
• initiation 0
  n 1: a formal entry into an organization or position or office; "his initiation into the club"; "he was ordered to report for induction into the army"; "he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame" [syn: initiation, induction, installation] 2: 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] 3: wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge; "his knowledgeability impressed me"; "his dullness was due to lack of initiation" [syn: knowledgeability, knowledgeableness, initiation] 4: an act that sets in motion some course of events [syn: trigger, induction, initiation]
• innovation 0
  n 1: a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation [syn: invention, innovation] 2: the creation of something in the mind [syn: invention, innovation, excogitation, conception, design] 3: 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]
• inoculation 0
  n 1: taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease [syn: inoculation, vaccination]
• insemination 0
  n 1: the act of sowing (of seeds in the ground or, figuratively, of germs in the body or ideas in the mind, etc.) 2: the introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female
• litigation 0
  n 1: a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights [syn: litigation, judicial proceeding]
• location 0
  n 1: a point or extent in space 2: the act of putting something in a certain place [syn: placement, location, locating, position, positioning, emplacement] 3: a determination of the place where something is; "he got a good fix on the target" [syn: localization, localisation, location, locating, fix] 4: a workplace away from a studio at which some or all of a movie may be made; "they shot the film on location in Nevada" [ant: studio]
• meditation 0
  n 1: continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature; "the habit of meditation is the basis for all real knowledge" [syn: meditation, speculation] 2: (religion) contemplation of spiritual matters (usually on religious or philosophical subjects)
• 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"
• ovation 0
  n 1: enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause) [syn: ovation, standing ovation]
• privation 0
  n 1: a state of extreme poverty [syn: privation, want, deprivation, neediness] 2: act of depriving someone of food or money or rights; "nutritional privation"; "deprivation of civil rights" [syn: privation, deprivation]
• 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]
• salvation 0
  n 1: (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil [syn: redemption, salvation] 2: a means of preserving from harm or unpleasantness; "tourism was their economic salvation"; "they turned to individualism as their salvation" 3: the state of being saved or preserved from harm 4: saving someone or something from harm or from an unpleasant situation; "the salvation of his party was the president's major concern"
• 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]
• temptation 0
  n 1: something that seduces or has the quality to seduce [syn: temptation, enticement] 2: the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid; "he felt the temptation and his will power weakened" 3: the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire; "his enticements were shameless" [syn: enticement, temptation]
• titillation 0
  n 1: a tingling feeling of excitement (as from teasing or tickling) 2: an agreeable arousal 3: the act of tickling [syn: tickle, tickling, titillation]
• translation 0
  n 1: a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language [syn: translation, interlingual rendition, rendering, version] 2: a uniform movement without rotation 3: the act of changing in form or shape or appearance; "a photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface" [syn: transformation, translation] 4: (mathematics) a transformation in which the origin of the coordinate system is moved to another position but the direction of each axis remains the same 5: (genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytoplasm 6: rewording something in less technical terminology 7: the act of uniform movement [syn: translation, displacement]
• 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
• reactivation 0

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