Words ending in "-TATION"

Dr. Ravi P. Reddy (India)
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  1. teleportation
    a hypothetical mode of instantaneous travel
  2. temptation
    the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire
  3. transmutation
    an act that changes the form or character or substance of something
  4. transplantation
    the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location
  5. transportation
    the act of moving something from one location to another
  6. ablactation
    the cessation of lactation
  7. acceptation
    acceptance as true or valid
  8. accreditation
    the act of granting official approval or recognition
  9. adaptation
    the process of adjusting or conforming to new conditions
  10. affectation
    a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
  11. afforestation
    the conversion of bare or cultivated land into forest
  12. agitation
    a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
  13. alimentation
    the act of supplying food and nourishment
  14. amputation
    a surgical removal of all or part of a limb
  15. annotation
    the act of adding notes
  16. argumentation
    the methodical process of logical reasoning
  17. attestation
    the action of bearing witness
  18. augmentation
    the act of enlarging or increasing
  19. auscultation
    listening to sounds within the body with a stethoscope
  20. blaxploitation
    the exploitation of black people
  21. capitation
    a tax levied on the basis of a fixed amount per person
  22. citation
    an official award usually given as formal public statement
  23. coarctation
    tight or narrow compression
  24. cogitation
    attentive consideration and thought
  25. cohabitation
    the act of living together and having a sexual relationship
  26. commutation
    the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help"
  27. complementation
    (linguistics) a distribution of related speech sounds or forms in such a way that they only appear in different contexts
  28. computation
    the procedure of calculating
  29. confrontation
    discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions
  30. confutation
    evidence that refutes something
  31. connotation
    an idea that is implied or suggested
  32. consultation
    the act of referring to something to find information
  33. contestation
    a contentious speech act
  34. crepitation
    the sharp sound of snapping noises
  35. cunctation
    the act of putting off or delaying an action to a later time
  36. debilitation
    serious weakening and loss of energy
  37. decantation
    the act of gently pouring off a clear liquor (as from its original bottle) without disturbing the lees
  38. decapitation
    execution by cutting off the victim's head
  39. decrepitation
    the crackling or breaking up of certain crystals when they are heated
  40. deforestation
    the state of being clear of trees
  41. degustation
    the act of eating small quantities to appreciate the flavor
  42. delectation
    a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction
  43. delimitation
    a line that indicates a boundary
  44. denotation
    the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression
  45. depigmentation
    absence or loss of pigmentation in the skin or hair
  46. deportation
    the expulsion of a non-citizen from a country
  47. deputation
    a group of representatives or delegates
  48. detestation
    hate coupled with disgust
  49. devastation
    the state of being decayed or destroyed
  50. dextrorotation
    rotation to the right
  51. dictation
    an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
  52. dilatation
    the act of expanding an aperture
  53. disceptation
    a contentious speech act
  54. disforestation
    the removal of trees
  55. disinfestation
    the activity of getting rid of vermin
  56. disorientation
    confusion about where you are and how to proceed
  57. disputation
    a formal debate
  58. dissertation
    a treatise advancing a point of view resulting from research
  59. documentation
    confirmation that some fact or statement is true
  60. elicitation
    stimulation that calls up a particular class of behaviors
  61. encrustation
    the formation of a crust
  62. equitation
    the sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
  63. eructation
    a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth
  64. exaltation
    the elevation of a person, as to the status of a god
  65. excitation
    the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
  66. excogitation
    thinking something out with care in order to achieve complete understanding of it
  67. exhortation
    an earnest attempt at persuasion
  68. expectation
    belief about the future
  69. experimentation
    the testing of an idea
  70. exploitation
    an act that victimizes someone
  71. exportation
    the activity of selling goods to a foreign country
  72. exultation
    the utterance of sounds expressing great joy
  73. facilitation
    act of assisting the progress or improvement of something
  74. felicitation
    an expression of pleasure at the good fortune of another
  75. fermentation
    breaking down an organic substance, as sugar into alcohol
  76. flirtation
    playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
  77. floatation
    the phenomenon of floating
  78. flotation
    the phenomenon of remaining on the surface of a liquid
  79. fomentation
    deliberate and intentional triggering
  80. fragmentation
    the separation of something into pieces or particles
  81. gestation
    the period during which an embryo develops
  82. gravitation
    the force of attraction between all masses in the universe
  83. gustation
    the faculty or act of tasting
  84. habitation
    the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place
  85. hesitation
    the act of pausing uncertainly
  86. hyperalimentation
    administration of a nutritionally adequate solution through a catheter into the vena cava; used in cases of long-term coma or severe burns or severe gastrointestinal syndromes
  87. hyperpigmentation
    unusual darkening of the skin
  88. hypopigmentation
    unusual lack of skin color
  89. imitation
    copying the actions of someone else
  90. impartation
    the transmission of information
  91. implantation
    the act of planting or setting in the ground
  92. implementation
    the act of providing a means for accomplishing something
  93. importation
    the commercial activity of buying goods from another country
  94. imputation
    the attribution to a source or cause
  95. incantation
    a ritual reciting of words believed to have a magical effect
  96. incitation
    an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating
  97. incrustation
    the formation of a hard outer layer
  98. indentation
    the space left between the margin and a line set in
  99. infestation
    the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites
  100. inhabitation
    the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place
  101. instrumentation
    the act of providing or using the instruments needed for some implementation
  102. interpretation
    the act of expressing something in an artistic performance
  103. invitation
    a request to be present or take part in something
  104. irritation
    something that causes annoyance or trouble
  105. jactation
    (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness
  106. jactitation
    a false boast that can harm others
  107. lactation
    the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands
  108. lamentation
    the passionate activity of expressing grief
  109. levitation
    the phenomenon of rising as if by supernatural means
  110. levorotation
    rotation to the left
  111. limitation
    an act of restricting (as by regulation)
  112. manifestation
    a clear appearance
  113. meditation
    continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject
  114. mentation
    the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
  115. misinterpretation
    the act of incorrectly understanding something
  116. misquotation
    an incorrect quotation
  117. misrepresentation
    a misleading falsehood
  118. molestation
    the act of subjecting someone to unwanted or improper sexual advances or activity (especially women or children)
  119. mussitation
    a low continuous indistinct sound
  120. mutation
    a change or alteration in form or qualities
  121. natation
    the act of someone who swims or floats in the water
  122. nictation
    a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
  123. nictitation
    a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
  124. notation
    a comment or instruction (usually added)
  125. nutation
    uncontrolled nodding
  126. occultation
    one celestial body obscures another
  127. orientation
    the act of determining one's position
  128. ornamentation
    the act of adding extraneous decorations to something
  129. ostentation
    pretentious or showy or vulgar display
  130. outstation
    a station in a remote or sparsely populated location
  131. overexploitation
    exploitation to the point of diminishing returns
  132. palpitation
    a rapid and irregular heart beat
  133. permutation
    a complete change in character or condition
  134. pigmentation
    coloration of living tissues
  135. placentation
    the formation of the placenta in the uterus
  136. plantation
    an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale
  137. potation
    the act of drinking (especially an alcoholic drink)
  138. precipitation
    the falling to earth of any form of water
  139. premeditation
    planning or plotting in advance of acting
  140. presentation
    the act of formally giving something, as a prize
  141. prestidigitation
    manual dexterity in the execution of tricks
  142. protestation
    a strong declaration of protest
  143. quotation
    a passage or expression that is cited
  144. recantation
    a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
  145. recitation
    a public instance of repeating something prepared in advance
  146. reforestation
    the restoration (replanting) of a forest that had been reduced by fire or cutting
  147. refutation
    the act of determining that something is false
  148. regimentation
    the imposition of order or discipline
  149. regurgitation
    the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
  150. rehabilitation
    use of therapies to restore or improve physical function
  151. reinterpretation
    a new or different reading
  152. reorientation
    a changed set of attitudes and beliefs
  153. representation
    standing in for someone and speaking on their behalf
  154. reputation
    the general estimation that the public has for a person
  155. resuscitation
    reviving a person and returning them to consciousness
  156. rotation
    the act of turning as if on an axis
  157. saltation
    a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
  158. salutation
    an acknowledgment or expression of good will
  159. sanitation
    the state of being clean and conducive to health
  160. sedimentation
    the accumulation of matter deposited by some natural process
  161. segmentation
    the act of dividing or partitioning
  162. septation
    the division or partitioning of a cavity into parts by a septum
  163. sexploitation
    the commercial exploitation of sex or sexuality or explicit sexual material
  164. solicitation
    an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status
  165. station
    a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel
  166. sternutation
    a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose
  167. substation
    a subsidiary station where electricity is transformed for distribution by a low-voltage network
  168. superfetation
    fertilization of a second ovum after a pregnancy has begun
  169. supplementation
    the act of supplementing
  170. sustentation
    the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
  171. vegetation
    the process of growth in plants
  172. visitation
    the act of going to see some person or place
  173. workstation
    a desktop digital computer that is conventionally considered to be more powerful than a microcomputer
  174. xenotransplantation
    the transfer of living tissue or organs from one species to another species
Created on Thu Feb 21 03:13:54 EST 2013 (updated Thu Feb 21 20:16:30 EST 2013)

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