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[ noun ] making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it

Synonyms

confirmation

Examples

"the ratification of the treaty" "confirmation of the appointment"

Related terms

agreement approval

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Rhymes with

personification unification reclassification nullification edification certification gratification quantification justification suffocation magnification verification identification saponification deification rectification modification falsification qualification classification ossification sanctification clarification ramification vilification diversification pacification codification gasification acidification purification amplification notification reunification disqualification intensification fortification sophistication dedication adjudication multiplication authentication misapplication indication provocation reallocation invocation rededication replication medication affrication avocation application communication complication prefabrication prognostication convocation allocation vindication revocation implication explication domestication desiccation education duplication excommunication eradication equivocation intoxication specification gentrification mummification indemnification glorification subluxation defamation confiscation profanation obfuscation simplification desecration detoxification consecration electrification polarization fumigation modernization mobilization optimization revitalization popularization nationalization interrogation organization vaporization realization legalization marginalization neutralization specialization abrogation allegation sterilization mechanization americanization alphabetization accusation reorganization investigation authorization hospitalization christianization communization stabilization congregation conjugation victimization negation dehumanization navigation delegation decriminalization utilization naturalization irrigation criminalization visualization demonization litigation desalinization democratization urbanization pasteurization localization obligation ionization demobilization destabilization segregation immunization disorganization unionization dramatization propagation magnetization hybridization desegregation lactation relaxation demarcation disembarkation taxation embarkation bifurcation modulation insulation germination tribulation motivation machination insubordination summation vegetation inclination ordination revelation pollination imputation gastrulation fascination violation incrimination recitation intonation lubrication intimation mutilation installation graduation oxidation predestination publication population subordination reclamation extermination invalidation premeditation habitation reputation strangulation hallucination stipulation meditation fluoridation stimulation validation miscalculation

Phonetic and Homophones

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