personification attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas
desertification a gradual transformation into arid, uninhabitable land
identification the act of designating something
quantification the act of discovering or expressing the quantity of something
notification informing by words
denazification social process of removing Nazis from official positions and giving up any allegiance to Nazism
densification an increase in the density of something
de-Nazification social process of removing Nazis from official positions and giving up any allegiance to Nazism
stultification the act of making something futile and useless
solidification the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
sanctification a religious ceremony in which something is made holy
conviction an unshakable belief in something without need for proof
edification uplifting enlightenment
ratification making something valid by formally confirming it
detoxification treatment for poisoning by neutralizing the toxic properties
gentrification the restoration of run-down urban areas by the middle class
gratification the act or an instance of satisfying
beatification the act of making someone supremely blessed and happy
beautification the act of making something more beautiful
decalcification loss of calcium from bones or teeth