-fication

-fication
a combining form of nouns of action or state corresponding to verbs ending in -fy: deification; pacification.
[ < L -fication- (s. of -ficatio) a making, equiv. to -fica(re) -FY + -tion- -TION; in some words r. ME -ficacioun < AF]

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