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abdication 0
n 1: a formal resignation and renunciation of powers [syn: abdication, stepping down] 2: the act of abdicating [syn: abdication, stepping down]
acidification 0
n 1: the process of becoming acid or being converted into an acid
adjudication 0
n 1: the final judgment in a legal proceeding; the act of pronouncing judgment based on the evidence presented
affrication 0
n 1: the conversion of a simple stop consonant into an affricate
allocation 0
n 1: a share set aside for a specific purpose [syn: allotment, allocation] 2: the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state" [syn: allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation] 3: (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions [syn: allocation, storage allocation]
altercation 0
n 1: noisy quarrel [syn: affray, altercation, fracas]
amplification 0
n 1: addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail; "a few remarks added in amplification and defense"; "an elaboration of the sketch followed" [syn: amplification, elaboration] 2: the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input [syn: amplification, gain] 3: (electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current
application 0
n 1: the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose; "he advocated the application of statistics to the problem"; "a novel application of electronics to medical diagnosis" [syn: application, practical application] 2: a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school; "December 31 is the deadline for applications" 3: the work of applying something; "the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine"; "a complete bleach requires several applications"; "the surface was ready for a coating of paint"; [syn: application, coating, covering] 4: a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task; "he has tried several different word processing applications" [syn: application, application program, applications programme] 5: liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin; "a lotion for dry skin" [syn: lotion, application] 6: a diligent effort; "it is a job requiring serious application" [syn: application, diligence] 7: the action of putting something into operation; "the application of maximum thrust"; "massage has far-reaching medical applications"; "the application of indexes to tables of data"
authentication 0
n 1: a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity [syn: authentication, hallmark, assay- mark] 2: validating the authenticity of something or someone [syn: authentication, certification]
avocation 0
n 1: an auxiliary activity [syn: avocation, by-line, hobby, pursuit, sideline, spare-time activity]
beatification 0
n 1: a state of supreme happiness [syn: blessedness, beatitude, beatification] 2: the action of rendering supremely blessed and extremely happy 3: (Roman Catholic Church) an act of the Pope who declares that a deceased person lived a holy life and is worthy of public veneration; a first step toward canonization
beautification 0
n 1: the act of making something more beautiful
bifurcation 0
n 1: a bifurcating branch (one or both of them) 2: the place where something divides into two branches 3: the act of splitting into two branches
calcification 0
n 1: a process that impregnates something with calcium (or calcium salts) 2: tissue hardened by deposition of lime salts 3: an inflexible and unchanging state; "the calcification of negotiations"
certification 0
n 1: the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on [syn: certification, enfranchisement] [ant: disenfranchisement] 2: confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence [syn: documentation, certification, corroboration] 3: a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts [syn: certificate, certification, credential, credentials] 4: validating the authenticity of something or someone [syn: authentication, certification]
clarification 0
n 1: an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding; "the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook" [syn: clarification, elucidation, illumination] 2: the act of removing solid particles from a liquid [syn: clearing, clarification]
classification 0
n 1: the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type [syn: categorization, categorisation, classification, compartmentalization, compartmentalisation, assortment] 2: a group of people or things arranged by class or category [syn: classification, categorization, categorisation] 3: the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories [syn: classification, categorization, categorisation, sorting] 4: restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people [ant: declassification]
codification 0
n 1: the act of codifying; arranging in a systematic order 2: a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones) [syn: code, codification]
collocation 0
n 1: a grouping of words in a sentence 2: the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors" [syn: juxtaposition, apposition, collocation]
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"
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]
confiscation 0
n 1: seizure by the government [syn: confiscation, arrogation]
contraindication 0
n 1: (medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment [ant: indication]
convocation 0
n 1: a group gathered in response to a summons 2: the act of convoking [syn: convocation, calling together]
debarkation 0
n 1: the act of passengers and crew getting off of a ship or aircraft [syn: debarkation, disembarkation, disembarkment] [ant: boarding, embarkation, embarkment]
decalcification 0
n 1: loss of calcium from bones or teeth
declassification 0
n 1: reduction or removal by the government of restrictions on a classified document or weapon [ant: classification]
dedication 0
n 1: complete and wholehearted fidelity 2: a ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose 3: a message that makes a pledge [syn: commitment, dedication] 4: a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something [syn: dedication, inscription] 5: the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action; "his long commitment to public service"; "they felt no loyalty to a losing team" [syn: commitment, allegiance, loyalty, dedication]
defalcation 0
n 1: the sum of money that is misappropriated 2: the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else [syn: embezzlement, peculation, defalcation, misapplication, misappropriation]
defecation 0
n 1: the elimination of fecal waste through the anus [syn: defecation, laxation, shitting]
deification 0
n 1: the condition of being treated like a god 2: an embodiment of the qualities of a god; "the capitalists' deification of capital" 3: the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god) [syn: deification, exaltation, apotheosis]
demarcation 0
n 1: the boundary of a specific area [syn: limit, demarcation, demarcation line] 2: a conceptual separation or distinction; "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity" [syn: line, dividing line, demarcation, contrast]
deprecation 0
n 1: a prayer to avert or remove some evil or disaster 2: the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself) [syn: deprecation, denigration]
desiccation 0
n 1: dryness resulting from the removal of water [syn: dehydration, desiccation] 2: the process of extracting moisture [syn: dehydration, desiccation, drying up, evaporation]
detoxification 0
n 1: a treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to remove the physiological effects of the addictive substances 2: treatment for poisoning by neutralizing the toxic properties (normally a function of the liver)
disembarkation 0
n 1: the act of passengers and crew getting off of a ship or aircraft [syn: debarkation, disembarkation, disembarkment] [ant: boarding, embarkation, embarkment]
dislocation 0
n 1: an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity [syn: dislocation, disruption] 2: the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue; "the social dislocations resulting from government policies"; "his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London" [syn: dislocation, breakdown] 3: a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column)
disqualification 0
n 1: unfitness that bars you from participation 2: the act of preventing someone from participating by finding them unqualified
diversification 0
n 1: 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] 2: the condition of being varied; "that restaurant's menu lacks diversification; every day it is the same"
domestication 0
n 1: adaptation to intimate association with human beings 2: the attribute of having been domesticated [syn: tameness, domestication] [ant: wildness] 3: accommodation to domestic life; "her explorer husband resisted all her attempts at domestication"
duplication 0
n 1: a copy that corresponds to an original exactly; "he made a duplicate for the files" [syn: duplicate, duplication] 2: the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something; "this kind of duplication is wasteful" [syn: duplication, gemination]
echolocation 0
n 1: determining the location of something by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from it [syn: echolocation, echo sounding]
edification 0
n 1: uplifting enlightenment [syn: edification, sophistication]
education 0
n 1: the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded" [syn: education, instruction, teaching, pedagogy, didactics, educational activity] 2: knowledge acquired by learning and instruction; "it was clear that he had a very broad education" 3: the gradual process of acquiring knowledge; "education is a preparation for life"; "a girl's education was less important than a boy's" 4: the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university) 5: the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior); "a woman of breeding and refinement" [syn: education, training, breeding] 6: the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979 [syn: Department of Education, Education Department, Education]
electrification 0
n 1: the activity of thrilling or markedly exciting some person or group 2: the act of providing electricity; "the electrification of rural Tennessee"
embarkation 0
n 1: the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft [syn: boarding, embarkation, embarkment] [ant: debarkation, disembarkation, disembarkment]
equivocation 0
n 1: a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth [syn: evasion, equivocation] 2: intentionally vague or ambiguous [syn: equivocation, prevarication, evasiveness] 3: falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language [syn: equivocation, tergiversation]
eradication 0
n 1: the complete destruction of every trace of something [syn: eradication, obliteration]
evocation 0
n 1: imaginative re-creation 2: calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations [syn: evocation, summoning] 3: stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors; "the elicitation of his testimony was not easy" [syn: evocation, induction, elicitation]
excommunication 0
n 1: the state of being excommunicated [syn: excommunication, exclusion, censure] 2: the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society [syn: excommunication, excision]
exemplification 0
n 1: showing by example [syn: exemplification, illustration] 2: a representational or typifying form or model [syn: typification, exemplification]
explication 0
n 1: the act of making clear or removing obscurity from the meaning of a word or symbol or expression etc. 2: a detailed explanation of the meaning of something
extrication 0
n 1: the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition [syn: unsnarling, untangling, disentanglement, extrication]
fabrication 0
n 1: a deliberately false or improbable account [syn: fabrication, fiction, fable] 2: writing in a fictional form [syn: fabrication, fictionalization, fictionalisation] 3: the act of making something (a product) from raw materials; "the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals"; "an improvement in the manufacture of explosives"; "manufacturing is vital to Great Britain" [syn: fabrication, manufacture, manufacturing] 4: the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery) [syn: fabrication, assembly] [ant: disassembly, dismantlement, dismantling] 5: the deliberate act of deviating from the truth [syn: lying, prevarication, fabrication]
falsification 0
n 1: any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something [syn: disproof, falsification, refutation] 2: a willful perversion of facts [syn: falsification, misrepresentation] 3: the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting [syn: falsification, falsehood] 4: the act of determining that something is false [syn: falsification, falsifying, disproof, refutation, refutal]
fornication 0
n 1: voluntary sexual intercourse between persons not married to each other 2: extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations; "adultery is often cited as grounds for divorce" [syn: adultery, criminal conversation, fornication]
fortification 0
n 1: defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it [syn: fortification, munition] 2: the art or science of strengthening defenses 3: the addition of an ingredient for the purpose of enrichment (as the addition of alcohol to wine or the addition of vitamins to food)
fructification 0
n 1: the bearing of fruit 2: organs of fruiting (especially the reproductive parts of ferns and mosses)
gasification 0
n 1: the process of changing into gas; "coal gas is produced by the gasification of coal"
gentrification 0
n 1: the restoration of run-down urban areas by the middle class (resulting in the displacement of low-income residents)
glorification 0
n 1: a state of high honor; "he valued glory above life itself" [syn: glory, glorification] 2: a portrayal of something as ideal; "the idealization of rural life was very misleading" [syn: idealization, idealisation, glorification] 3: the act of glorifying (as in worship); "the glorification of God"
gratification 0
n 1: state of being gratified or satisfied; "dull repetitious work gives no gratification"; "to my immense gratification he arrived on time" [syn: gratification, satisfaction] 2: the act or an instance of satisfying
identification 0
n 1: the act of designating or identifying something [syn: designation, identification] 2: evidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing 3: the condition of having the identity (of a person or object) established; "the thief's identification was followed quickly by his arrest"; "identification of the gun was an important clue" 4: the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering; "a politician whose recall of names was as remarkable as his recognition of faces"; "experimental psychologists measure the elapsed time from the onset of the stimulus to its recognition by the observer" [syn: recognition, identification] 5: the attribution to yourself (consciously or unconsciously) of the characteristics of another person (or group of persons)
implication 0
n 1: something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications" [syn: deduction, entailment, implication] 2: a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication" [syn: significance, import, implication] 3: an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection 4: a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false [syn: implication, logical implication, conditional relation] 5: a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement); "he was suspected of implication in several robberies"
imprecation 0
n 1: the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult); "he suffered the imprecations of the mob" [syn: imprecation, malediction] 2: a slanderous accusation
inculcation 0
n 1: teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction or repetition [syn: inculcation, ingraining, instilling]
indemnification 0
n 1: a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury [syn: damages, amends, indemnity, indemnification, restitution, redress] 2: an act of compensation for actual loss or damage or for trouble and annoyance
indication 0
n 1: something that serves to indicate or suggest; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease" [syn: indication, indicant] 2: the act of indicating or pointing out by name [syn: indication, denotation] 3: (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure; "the presence of bacterial infection was an indication for the use of antibiotics" [ant: contraindication] 4: something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary; "there were indications that it was time to leave" 5: a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument; "he could not believe the meter reading"; "the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm" [syn: reading, meter reading, indication]
intensification 0
n 1: action that makes something stronger or more extreme 2: the act of increasing the contrast of (a photographic film)
intercommunication 0
n 1: mutual communication; communication with each other; "they intercepted intercommunication between enemy ships"
intoxication 0
n 1: the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance [syn: poisoning, toxic condition, intoxication] 2: a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol [syn: drunkenness, inebriation, inebriety, intoxication, tipsiness, insobriety] [ant: soberness, sobriety] 3: excitement and elation beyond the bounds of sobriety; "the intoxication of wealth and power"
invocation 0
n 1: a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service [syn: invocation, supplication] 2: an incantation used in conjuring or summoning a devil 3: calling up a spirit or devil [syn: conjuring, conjuration, conjury, invocation] 4: the act of appealing for help
jollification 0
n 1: a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity [syn: merrymaking, conviviality, jollification]
justification 0
n 1: something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary; "he considered misrule a justification for revolution" 2: a statement in explanation of some action or belief 3: the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning; "the justification of barbarous means by holy ends"- H.J.Muller
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]
lubrication 0
n 1: the condition of having been made smooth or slippery by the application of a lubricant 2: an application of a lubricant to something
magnification 0
n 1: the act of expanding something in apparent size 2: the ratio of the size of an image to the size of the object 3: making to seem more important than it really is [syn: exaggeration, overstatement, magnification] [ant: understatement] 4: a photographic print that has been enlarged [syn: enlargement, blowup, magnification]
mastication 0
n 1: biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow [syn: chew, chewing, mastication, manduction]
medication 0
n 1: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease [syn: medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug] 2: the act of treating with medicines or remedies
metrication 0
n 1: the act of changing from imperial units of measurement to metric units: meters, grams, seconds [syn: metrification, metrication]
misapplication 0
n 1: wrong use or application 2: the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else [syn: embezzlement, peculation, defalcation, misapplication, misappropriation]
modification 0
n 1: the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) [syn: alteration, modification, adjustment] 2: slightly modified copy; not an exact copy; "a modification of last year's model" 3: the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase [syn: modification, qualifying, limiting] 4: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago" [syn: change, alteration, modification]
mollification 0
n 1: a state of being appeased or ameliorated or tempered 2: the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined; "a wonderful skill in the pacification of crying infants"; "his unsuccessful mollification of the mob" [syn: pacification, mollification]
mortification 0
n 1: strong feelings of embarrassment [syn: chagrin, humiliation, mortification] 2: the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply) [syn: necrosis, mortification, gangrene, sphacelus] 3: an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect; "he had to undergo one humiliation after another" [syn: humiliation, mortification] 4: (Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself)
multiplication 0
n 1: the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production [syn: generation, multiplication, propagation] 2: a multiplicative increase; "repeated copying leads to a multiplication of errors"; "this multiplication of cells is a natural correlate of growth" 3: an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed; "the multiplication of four by three gives twelve"; "four times three equals twelve" [syn: multiplication, times]
mummification 0
n 1: a condition resembling that of a mummy; "bureaucratic mummification in red tape" 2: (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color [syn: dry gangrene, cold gangrene, mumification necrosis, mummification] 3: embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy
mystification 0
n 1: confusion resulting from failure to understand [syn: bewilderment, obfuscation, puzzlement, befuddlement, mystification, bafflement, bemusement] 2: something designed to mystify or bewilder 3: the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered [syn: mystification, obfuscation]
nitrification 0
n 1: the chemical process in which a nitro group is added to an organic compound (or substituted for another group in an organic compound) 2: the oxidation of ammonium compounds in dead organic material into nitrates and nitrites by soil bacteria (making nitrogen available to plants)
notification 0
n 1: an accusation of crime made by a grand jury on its own initiative [syn: presentment, notification] 2: informing by words [syn: telling, apprisal, notification] 3: a request for payment; "the notification stated the grace period and the penalties for defaulting" [syn: notification, notice]
nullification 0
n 1: the states'-rights doctrine that a state can refuse to recognize or to enforce a federal law passed by the United States Congress 2: the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something [syn: nullification, override]
obfuscation 0
n 1: confusion resulting from failure to understand [syn: bewilderment, obfuscation, puzzlement, befuddlement, mystification, bafflement, bemusement] 2: the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered [syn: mystification, obfuscation] 3: darkening or obscuring the sight of something
objectification 0
n 1: the act of representing an abstraction as a physical thing 2: a concrete representation of an abstract idea or principle
ossification 0
n 1: the developmental process of bone formation 2: the calcification of soft tissue into a bonelike material 3: the process of becoming rigidly fixed in a conventional pattern of thought or behavior 4: hardened conventionality [syn: ossification, conformity]
oversimplification 0
n 1: an act of excessive simplification; the act of making something seem simpler than it really is [syn: oversimplification, simplism] 2: a simplification that goes too far (to the point of misrepresentation) [syn: oversimplification, simplism]
pacification 0
n 1: the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined; "a wonderful skill in the pacification of crying infants"; "his unsuccessful mollification of the mob" [syn: pacification, mollification] 2: a treaty to cease hostilities; "peace came on November 11th" [syn: peace, peace treaty, pacification] 3: actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency [syn: pacification, counterinsurgency]
personification 0
n 1: a person who represents an abstract quality; "she is the personification of optimism" 2: representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature [syn: personification, prosopopoeia] 3: the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc. [syn: personification, incarnation]
placation 0
n 1: the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity [syn: placation, conciliation, propitiation]
predication 0
n 1: (logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument [syn: postulation, predication]
prefabrication 0
n 1: the manufacture of sections of a building at the factory so they can be easily and rapidly assembled at the building site
prevarication 0
n 1: a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth [syn: lie, prevarication] 2: intentionally vague or ambiguous [syn: equivocation, prevarication, evasiveness] 3: the deliberate act of deviating from the truth [syn: lying, prevarication, fabrication]